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CBRM Land Use Bylaw

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1
1
Introduction and Administration..........................................................................................
Section 1
Title and Enfo=
Section 2
1
Scope ...................................................................................................................................................................
Effective ate
!)
of this By-law...............................................................................................................................
1
nt Perrrit Application Requirer=
nts..................................................................................................
1
Levelopr=
Zone Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................... 2
2
Intelpretation of Zone Boundarie" .......................................................................................................................
Intelpretation of Certain Words ...........................................................................................................................2
Leterrrination
ofPen:ritted
and existing)...................................................................................
2
Use" proposed
(
Compliance with other By-laws and Regulations ................................................................................................ 3
nt Perrrit
3
Levelopr=
IJuration............................................................................................................................
nt Perrrit Fee.....................................................................................................................................
3
Levelopr=
llgital Site Plans from Levelopers.....................................................................................................................3
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Part 2
Section 1
Section 2
r=
nt .........................................................................................................................................
1
General Provisions for all Zones............................................................................................
4
Acce"sory Buildings............................................................................................................................................
4
Acce"sory Use" ....................................................................................................................................................
4
Section 5
4
Acquisition of Property by Mlnicipality .............................................................................................................
Building to be Erected on a Lot Parcel ................................................................................................................ 4
Conforrrity With Existing Public Street/road Setback" .......................................................................................5
Section 6
r
mmrn.mity
Conversion offor=
Section 7
Encroacb=
nts
Section 8
nt buildings ..............................................................................................................................
6
Existing Apart=
nt Requirer=
nts - RC[
xurs and
Existing Buildings and Non-mmpliance with Lot Parcel Levelopr=
Section 3
Section 4
Section 9
Pen:ritted
or
educational service
5
buildings.....................................................................
from Required Setback" .............................................................................................6
ReconstruLtion... .................................................. .... ............................................... .... ............................................... ........ .......
8
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
nt Requirer=
nts - Change qf U~
e............ 8
Existing Buildings and Non-mmpliance with Lot Parcel Levelopr=
8
Existing Mobile Ho= ......................................................................................................................................
8
Existing Undersized Lot Parcels .........................................................................................................................
Section 13
Fences .................................................................................................................................................................
Section 14
FIre E"capes and Exterior Staircase"................................................................................................................... 9
nt - lliITIllilt Storage...............................................................................................................
9
Equipr=
Section 15
9
Section 16
Fishel)'
Frontage on a Public
Section 17
Hor=
Busine"ses
Section 18
Section 20
11
Irregular, or Flag-shaped Lot
Parcels................................................................................................................
Lot Parcel Levelopr=
nt Requirer=
nts.............................................................................................................
12
Lot parcel preparation storage sheds.................................................................................................................
13
Section 21
Mne Water Treat=
nt Plants ...........................................................................................................................
Section 19
Section 22
Section 23
Section 24
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
Section 28
Section 29
Section 30
Section 31
Section 32
street/road.........................................................................................................................
9
..............................................................................................................................................
tor Vehicle Fuel
Service -
Special
MIltiple Use"...................................
Non-confor ring
Lot Parcel
nt Requirer=
nts ................................................
Levelopr=
11
13
13
..................................................... ...................................................
13.........
Structures ..............................................................................................................................
13
13
Nursing Ho= .................................................................................................................................................
ffsite/off-public street/road parking ..............................................................................................................
16
Parcel................................................................................................
One Mtin Residential Building on a Lot
16
Outdoor Storage................................... ................................................... ................................................... .......
16
Parking Area Standard"......................................................................................................................................17
nts Acmrcling to Land Use Type.........................................................................................19
Parking Requirer=
nt .........................................................................
21
Parking of~ tor Vehicle" OMled by Business Levelopr=
of
Lerelict
~
tor
Vehicle"
..................................................................................................................
21
Parking
Section 33
21
Scientific Research Monitors............................................................................................................................
Section 34
Setback and % Lot Parcel
Section 35
Section 36
Section 37
Section 38
Section 39
21
Coverage Allowance...............................................................................................
Signs ............................................. ................................................... ................................................... .............. 21
in Residential Zone" ...............................................................................................................
21
Signs Pen:ritted
22
Signs Prohibited in all Zones ............................................................................................................................
22
Sign Safety and
Maintenance............................................................................................................................
22
TelJ1Xlrary Use" Pen:ritted ...............................................................................................................................
Section 40
Section 41
Section 42
Section 43
Part 3
Traffic
Impact Analysis Required..................................................................................................................... 23
23
Utility Scale Wind
Turbine<; .............................................................................................................................
nt Facilities ..................................................................................................
23
Utility Transrrission and Treat=
Vendors Subject to the Vendors By-law...........................................................................................................
24
Downtown Central Business District (CBD)
Section 1
CBD Uses
Section 2
CBD Lot Parcel
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Part 4
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Zone ........................................................... 25
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
25
nt Requirer=
nts...................................................................................................
26
Levelopr=
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
26
Residential Levelopr=
nt .................................................................................................................................
26
nt Perrritted ........................................................................................................
CBD Boundary Re- adjust=
28
use<;.......................................................................................................................
28
Manufucturing and
Fishel)'
NSP Uses Perrritted in CBD Zone in North
28
Sydney........................................................................................
nts Waived for =
t CBD land u<;
e<;..................................................................................
28
Parking Requirer=
e ofrmbile hOlIES for any CBD
u<;
e .....................................................................................
28
Prohibiting the u<;
Drive-throughs banned in the Core
28
Area...........................................................................................................
in support of the rrnin u<;
e and buildings enclosing
29
Utilitie<;
them....................................................................
Downtown
Sydney Waterfront (DWZ)
30
Zone............................................................... ........
D\\
Z
Pen:ritted .......................................................................................................................................
30
Use<;
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ....................................................30
31
Boutiques and Personal Service
Bu<; inesse<; .....................................................................................................
Section 4
Outdoor llsplay...............................................................................................................................................
31
Section 5
No
Section 6
Part 5
Section 1
nts for Residential Levelopr=nt.....................................................................
31
Lensity Requirer=
e of rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
31
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone..........................................................................
Arterial Business Corridor (ABC) Zone .............................................................................. 32
Section 2
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
Use<;
nt Requirer=
nts...................................................................................................
ABC Lot Parcel Levelopr=
Section 3
ffsite/off-public street/road parking
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Part 6
ABC
32
33
.............................................................................................................
nts and To~
ou<;
e<; ...........................................................................................................................
33
Apart=
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
33
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ....................................................34
34
Special Provisions for ReseLVe Street in Glace Bay.........................................................................................
34
Screening Provision acljacent Residential
Zones..............................................................................................
e of rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
34
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone..........................................................................
iness on Richrmnd Street, Sydney......................................... 34
Special Provisions for Site of Tmck Repair
Bu<;
Boularderie Island Business Corridor (BBC) Zone ............................................................. 36
Section 1
BBC Uses
Section 2
BBC Lot Parcel
Part 7
32
Harbourside
Pen:ritted ........................................................................................................................................
nt Requirer=
nts ...................................................................................................
Levelopr=
Kings
36
36
Road Business Corridor ( HBC)Zone .................................................. 38
Section 1
HOC Uses
Section 2
HOC Lot Parcel
Section 3
nts and To~
ou<;
e<; ...........................................................................................................................
39
Apart=
e of rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
39
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone..........................................................................
Section 4
Part 8
Section 1
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
nt Requirer=
nts...................................................................................................
Levelopr=
38
38
Mira Road Business ( MRB) Zone....................................................................................... 40
Section 2
Perrritted.............................. .........................................................................................................
40
Use<;
MRB Lot Parcel Levelopr=
nt Requirer=
nts ..................................................................................................
41
Section 3
Restaurants
Section 4
41
Outdoor llsplay...............................................................................................................................................
Part 9
MRB
Sydney
as a
Subsidiary Use.......................................................................................................................
River Service ( SRS)
41
42
Zone........................................................................................
Section 1
42
SRS Uses Perrritted .........................................................................................................................................
Section 2
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ....................................................42
nts and To~
ou<;
e<; ...........................................................................................................................
42
Apart=
the
u<;
e
of
rmbile
hOlIES
for
e
in
this
42
Prohibiting
anyu<;
Zone..........................................................................
Section 3
Section 4
1
Part 10
Keltic Drive Business Corridor ( KBC)Zone ...................................................................... 43
Section 1
KBC Uses
Section 2
KBC Lot Parcel
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
Part 11
Trans Canada
Section 1
IO-I
Section 2
Highway
nts and To~
Apart=
Boundary not to be
Section 5
IO-IUse<;
Part 12
C()
z Uses
C()
Z Lot Parcel
Section 1
ou<;
e<; ...........................................................................................................................
45
45
Driveways........................................................................................................................
Convenience Store and
Section 2
Part 13
45
Zone.............................................................
ted.............................................................................................................................45
adju<;
and their
Section 1
Section 3
Intersection ( TCH)
Perrritted ........................................................................................................................................
45
Use<;
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
45
Section 4
Section 3
43
nt Requirer=
nts...................................................................................................
43
Levelopr=
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
43
44
Mning Products Manufacturing and Coalllstribution ...................................................................................
nts and To~
ou<;
e<; ...........................................................................................................................
44
Apart=
44
Boundary facing Cantley Village
subdivision..................................................................................................
Optional
Use ( COZ) Zone ............................................................ 46
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
46
nt Requirer=
nts ...................................................................................................
Levelopr=
nts ............................. .........................................................................................................
Parking Requirer=
Principal
46
46
Urban Intersection ( PUI) Zone ........................................................................... 47
Section 2
Perrritted..........................................................................................................................................
47
Use<;
Site plan approval provisions ...........................................................................................................................47
Section 3
Prohibiting the
Part 14
Pill
SBR Uses
Section 2
Site Plan
Section 5
Part 15
rmbile honEs for
e in this
anyu<;
48
Zone..........................................................................
Service Business/ Residential Corridor ( SBR) Zone ............................................................ 49
Section 1
Section 3
u<;
e of
Pen:ritted.........................................................................................................................................
49
Approval Provisions.......................................................................................................................... 49
Performance Zoning
50
Provisions.......................................................................................................................
e of rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
51
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone..........................................................................
Central Urban N eighbourhood
Section 1
NClJ Uses
Section 2
nts
Apart=
Section 3
SeLVice
( NCU)
52
Zone............................................................... .......
Pen:ritted........................................................................................................................................
52
and To~
52
ou<;
e<;
site
-
plan
approval............................................................................................
53
approval......................................................................................................................
54
u<;
e<; -site
Section 4
plan
Performance Zoning
Part 16
Residential Urban A (RUA)
Provisions.......................................................................................................................
55
Zone.......................................................................................
Section 1
RUA Uses
Section 2
nts and To~
ou<;
e<;
site
- plan
55
Apart=
approval............................................................................................
Inns and Cornrnunity Services-site plan approval........................................................................................... 56
Section 3
Part 17
Pen:ritted............................... .........................................................................................................
Residential Urban B ( RUB)
57
Zone.......................................................................................
Section 1
RUB Uses
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
Section 2
nts
Apart=
and To~
Section 3
Inns and
Part 18
mmrn.mity
RUC Uses
Section 2
Inns and
57
plan
approval............................................................................................
site plan approval ........................................................................................... 58
Service<;--
59
Zone.......................................................................................
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
mmrn.mity
57
ou<;
e<;
site
-
Residential Urban C ( RUC)
Section 1
55
services - site plan
59
59
Section 3
approval...........................................................................................
Agricultural...................................... ................................................... ................................................... 60
..........
Section 4
NSP Uses Perrritted in RUC Zone in North
Part 19
Residential Urban D ( RUD) Zone ....................................................................................... 61
Section 1
RUD Uses
Section 2
Inns and
Section 3
60
Sydney........................................................................................
Pen:ritted........................................................................................................................................
mmrn.mity
services - site plan
61
61
approval...........................................................................................
Agricultural...................................... ................................................... ................................................... 62
..........
2
Part 20
Residential
Heritage Dwelling ( RHD)
Section 1
RHD Uses
Section 2
Lot Parcel
Section 3
Section 4
Part 21
Zone ...................................................................... 63
Pen:ritted........................................................................................................................................
63
nt Requirer=
nts............................................................................................................
63
Levelopr=
Performance Zoning
64
Provisions.......................................................................................................................
Inns and
mmrn.mity
site plan approval ........................................................................................... 65
Service<;--
Waterfront N eighbourhood ( WNZ) Zone........................................................................... 67
Section 1
WNZ
Section 2
u<;
e<;.......................................................................................................................
68
Manufucturing and
Fishel)'
Outdoor Storage .................................. .............................................................................................................
68
e<; -site plan
SeLVice u<;
68
approval......................................................................................................................
e of rmbile honEs for
e in this
68
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone..........................................................................
Section 3
Section 4
Section 6
Part 22
Section 1
Pen:ritted .......................................................................................................................................
Use<;
Purves Street ( PSZ) Zone....................................................................................................
PSZ
Use<;
Site plan approval
Section 3
NSP Uses Perrritted in PSZZone in North
Wolfe Street
WSN Uses
Section 2
Site plan
Part 24
Section 1
Section 1
Section 1
Section 1
Part 28
71
(ABA) Zone ..................................................................... ................ 73
Pen:ritted........................................................................................................................................
73
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ....................................................73
Apartment Building
ABB
B ( ABB) Zone..................................................................................... 74
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
74
Use<;
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ....................................................74
Apartment Building
ABX Uses
Section 2
Part 27
71
Zone..........................................................................
approval provisions ...........................................................................................................................71
ABA Uses
Section 2
Part 26
70
Sydney.........................................................................................
Pen:ritted............................... .........................................................................................................
Apartment Building A
Section 2
Part 25
provisions ...........................................................................................................................69
Neigh bourhood (WSN)
Section 1
69
69
Perrritted.........................................................................................................................................
Section 2
Part 23
67
X (ABX) Zone..................................................................................... 75
Pen:ritted........................................................................................................................................
75
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ....................................................75
New Dawn Retirement
NRV
North
Village ( NRV)Zone ......................................................................
Pen:ritted............................... .........................................................................................................
Use<;
Sydney' s
Port ( NSP)
76
76
77
Zone........................................................................................
Section 1
77
NSP Uses Perrritted.........................................................................................................................................
Section 2
Fish ffal
()
Rednction Plants .............................................................................................................................
77
Section 3
Outdoor llsplay and
77
Part 29
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
N orthside Business Park ( NBP) Zone .................................................................. ..............78
Section 1
NBP Uses
Section 2
NBP Mnirrum public street/
road frontage
Section 3
Jutdoor
Section 4
Setback from I)
wellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 5
79
Prohibiting the use of IlDbile holIES for any use in this Zone ....................................................................
Part 30
Section 1
Section 2.
Section 3.
Sydport/
Pen:ritted.........................................................................................................................................
Display and
78
78
requirerrrnts..........................................................................
79
Storage........................................................................................................................
79
SYSCO Industrial Parks ( SIP) Zone ..................................................................... 80
SIP Uses
Pen:ritted...........................................................................................................................................
80
80
Sale<; ..................................................................................................................................
Hard Services....................................................................................................................................................
80
Special
Condition -
Section 4
Outdoor llsplay and
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
80
Section 5
Fish ffal
()
Rednction Plants .............................................................................................................................
80
3
Part 31
Section 1
Section 2
Part 32
Utility
Generation/ Treatment/
81
Zone....................................................... ..
Perrritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
81
Use<;
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
81
Gill
Coke Ovens Site Reserve ( COR)
Section 1
COR Uses
Section 2
Outdoor llsplay and
Part 33
Disposal ( GTD)
Regional
82
Zone................................................................................
Pen:ritted ............................... .........................................................................................................
82
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
82
Sales / Service/ U tility (SSU) Zone ........................................................... ............. 83
Section 1
SSU Uses Perrritted.........................................................................................................................................
83
Section 2
83
Vegetative
Buffer.............................................................................................................................................
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
83
ted.............................................................................................................................83
Boundary not to be
adju<;
Section 3
Section 4
Part 34
Section 1
Regional
Industrial
Utility (IUR)
84
Zone...............................................................................
Section 2
Perrritted.........................................................................................................................................
84
Use<;
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
84
Section 3
Fish ffal
()
Rednction Plants .............................................................................................................................
Part 35
IUR
Lingan
Corridor
Comprehensive Development District
Section 1
LCD
Section 2
LCD
Section 3
Outdoor llsplay and
Part 36
(LCD) Zone ................................. 85
Perrritted ........................................................................................................................................
85
Use<;
Perrritted by LevelopnEnt Agreer=nt............................................................................
85
Use<;
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
Prime Brook Indus trial (IPB)
IPB
Section 2
nt Requirer=
Levelopr=
nts.....................................................................................................
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
Part37
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Part 38
Section 1
Section 2
Part 39
85
86
Zone....................................................................................
Section 1
Section 3
84
86
Perrritted..........................................................................................................................................
86
Use<;
IPB Lot Parcel
86
Prime Brook Sales / Service ( SSP) Zone............................................................................... 87
SSP Uses
87
Perrritted..........................................................................................................................................
service
Sale<;/
nts and Residential Levelopr=
nt .............................................................................
87
Levelopr=
nt Requirer= ntst.br
Residential Development...................................................... 87
SSP Lot Parcel Levelopr=
Mning products manufacturing .......................................................................................................................87
ted.............................................................................................................................87
Boundary not to be
adju<;
Donkin
Highway
Business and
Manufacturing ( DBM)
Zone ............................................ 88
DBM
Perrritted .......................................................................................................................................
88
Use<;
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
88
Service Industrial (SIZ) Zone...............................................................................................
89
Section 1
SIZ Uses Perrritted ............................... ...........................................................................................................
89
Section 2
SIZ Lot Parcel
Section 3
Outdoor llsplay and
Section 4
Motor Vehicle Public street/road
Part 40
UCS Uses
Section 2
Siting
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
s - New Land
Acce<;
89
89
89
Use<; ............................................................................
Small Urban Communities ( UCS) Zone.............................................................................. 90
Section 1
Section 3
nt Requirer=
nts .....................................................................................................
Levelopr=
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
Pen:ritted.........................................................................................................................................
Products
90
90
Provisions..............................................................................................................................................
90
Manufacturing ......................................................................................................................
Fishel)'
Outdoor llsplay and Storage ...........................................................................................................................
91
General Store and Service Centers - site plan approval................................................................................... 91
Hotels and
site-plan approval................................................................................................................. 91
Inn<;
4
Part 41
Rural CBRM ( RCB) Zone ................................................................................................... 93
Section 1
RCB Uses
Section 2
Outdoor llsplay and
Pen:ritted ........................................................................................................................................
Section 3
Setback Provisions
Section 4
Forestry Products
Section 5
Convenience Stores
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Part 42
95
Manufacturing.....................................................................................................................
approval................................................................................. 95
Hotels and ~ tels - site plan approval ............................................................................................................ 95
nt depots ..................................................................................................................................
96
Heavy equipr=
es ..........................................................................
96
Splitting, Chunking and Retailing/ooolesaling Forestry u<;
Mning Products Manufacturing at a Construction Site ...................................................................................96
Provisions ooen developr=
nt is serviced by CBRM sewer ............................................................................ 96
tanrants - site plan
andre<;
Rural CBRM ( RCB- NM) Zone ........................................................................................... 97
Section 1
RCB-NM Uses
Section 2
Outdoor llsplay and
Pen:ritted.................................................................................................................................
Setback Provisions
Section 4
Forestry Products
Section 5
Convenience Stores
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Part 43
97
98
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
from dwellings ..................................................................................................................
98
Section 3
Section 6
93
94
Storage ...........................................................................................................................
from dwellings ..................................................................................................................
94
98
Manufacturing.....................................................................................................................
approval................................................................................. 99
Hotels and ~ tels - site plan approval ............................................................................................................ 99
nt depots ..................................................................................................................................
99
Heavy equipr=
es ........................................................................
100
Splitting, Chunking and Retailing/ooolesaling Forestry u<;
Mning Products Manufacturing at a Construction Site ................................................................................ 100
Special Provision for Gand U1ke Road/Sydney Road................................................................................... 100
Provisions ooen developr=
nt is serviced by CBRM sewer ..........................................................................
100
e of rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
100
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone........................................................................
Rural Gravel
tanrants - site plan
andre<;
Deposit ( GDR)
Zone..................................................................................... 101
Section 1
GDR Uses
Section 2
Outdoor llsplay and
Section 3
Setback Provisions
Section 4
Section 5
Forestry Products
Residential Levelopr=
nt
Section 6
Convenience Stores
103
Section 7
Hotels and ~
103
Section 8
nt depots ................................................................................................................................
103
Heavy equipr=
es ........................................................................
104
Splitting, Chunking and Retailing/ooolesaling Forestry u<;
Mning Products Manufacturing at a Construction Site .................................................................................104
Section 9
Section 10
Part 44
Section 1
Section 2
Part 45
Section 1
Part 46
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Part47
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Pen:ritted......................................................................................................................................
101
102
Storage .........................................................................................................................
from dwellings ................................................................................................................
102
102
Manufacturing...................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................
102
tanrants - site plan approval...............................................................................
andre<;
tels - site plan approval ..........................................................................................................
Rural Residential Subdivision ( RRS) Zone ............................................................ ............105
RRS Uses
Pen:ritted.......................................................................................................................................
nt
Fishery Equipr=
Rural
Country
RCE Uses
- lliITIllilt
Storage
Acce<;
sory Use to
105
105
Dwelling...............................................................
Estate ( RCE) Zone ..................................................................... ................106
Pen:ritted.......................................................................................................................................
Louisbourg Highway Parkway
LPl
Use<;
LPl Lot Parcel
106
1 ( LP1) Zone ............................................................. ........107
107
Perrritted........................................................................................................................................
107
nt Requirer=
nts ..................................................................................................
Levelopr=
Existing Undersized Lot Parcels in the LPl and LP2 Zones .......................................................................... 107
ted...........................................................................................................................107
Boundary not to be
adju<;
Louisbourg Highway Parkway
LP2
Use<;
LP2 Lot Parcel
2 ( LP2)
108
Zone.............................................................. .......
108
Perrritted........................................................................................................................................
108
nt Requirer=
nts ..................................................................................................
Levelopr=
Existing Undersized Lot Parcels in the LPl and LP2 Zones .......................................................................... 108
ted...........................................................................................................................108
Boundary not to be
adju<;
5
Part 48
Section 1
Rural General Store and Service ( GSS) Zone ..................................................................... 109
Section 2
Perrritted.......................................................................................................................................
109
Use<;
Outdoor llsplay and Storage .........................................................................................................................
109
Section 3
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ..................................................109
Part 49
GSS
Public Water
Section 1
P\VS Uses
Section 2
Lot Parcel
Section 3
Section 4
Part 50
Section 1
Section 2
Part 51
Part 52
Section 1
Section 2
Supply Watershed ( PWS)
Zone .................................................................... 110
Pen:ritted ............................... .......................................................................................................
110
nt Requirer=
nts for d~ llings ....................................................................................
110
Levelopr=
s at PID# 15373996........................................... 110
Existing Salvage Yard and Motor Vehicle Towing
Bu<;
ine<;
ted...........................................................................................................................111
Boundary not to be
adju<;
Mobile Home Park (MHP) Zone .......................................................................... .............. 112
MHP
Pen:ritted............................... .......................................................................................................
Use<;
Uses
..............................................................................................................................................
Accessory
Sales and Services
Subject
to
Part 2,
Policy
5 of the
Municipal Planning
Development Agreemen ts ................................................................................................. .
Part 54
Existing developments...................................................................................................... .
Section 1
Land
Section 2
Existing
Prior
224 Pitt Street
224AB Uses
224AB Lot Parcel
Part 57
Section 1
Section 2
Part 58
to
this Land Use
131
law....................................................................
By-
Apartment Building (224AB)
Section 2
Section 2
128
135
DeeUEd Pen:ritted.........................................................................................................................
135
Use<;
u<;
e<;
DeeUEd not to be
136
Perrritted......................................................................................................
Section 1
Section 1
113
nts Subject to a Levelopr=
nt Agreer=
nt .....................................................................................
128
Levelopr=
nt Agreer=
nts to Remain in Effect ...............................................................................................
128
Levelopr=
Developments
Part 56
112
Strategy.............
Part 53
Part 55
112
Zone ..................................................... ........137
Pen:ritted....................................................................................................................................
Howie Center Self
137
nt Requirer=
nts ..............................................................................................
Levelopr=
Storage Facility ( HCSS
137
Zone ............................................................... 138
Perrritted .....................................................................................................................................
138
Use<;
nt Requirer=
nts ................................................................................................
HCSS Lot Parcel Levelopr=
138
HCSS
Balls Creek
Heavy Equipment
Retail &
Repair ( BHE)
Zone ............................................ 139
BHE
Perrritted .......................................................................................................................................
139
Use<;
BHE Lot Parcel Levelopr=
nt Requirer=
nts ..................................................................................................
139
The Florence - Bras D' Or Business District (FBZ) Zone .................................................. 141
Section 1
FEZ
Section 2
nt Requirer=
142
Levelopr=
nts...................................................................................................
142
Outdoor llsplay and Storage..........................................................................................................................
Section 3
Part 59
141
Perrritted........................................................................................................................................
Use<;
FEZ Lot Parcel
Service Business
Development ( SBD)
Zone ............................................................. .........143
Section 1
SBD Uses
Section 2
Outdoor llsplay and
Section 3
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ..................................................143
e of rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
143
Prohibiting the u<;
anyu<;
Zone........................................................................
Section 4
Part 60
Part 61
Section 1
Pen:ritted.......................................................................................................................................
New Waterford Ambulance
George
Street North
143
Storage .........................................................................................................................
Depot ( NWA)
143
Zone ............................................................ ...144
Sydney Apartment Building ( GSN)
146
Zone..........................................
Section 2
Perrritted ............................... .......................................................................................................
146
Use<;
nt Requirer=
nts .................................................................................................
GSN Lot Parcel Levelopr=
146
Section 3
nt Perrrit PreLevelopr=
requisites................................................................................................................
GSN
6
146
Part 62
Emerald Street Market (ESM) Zone .................................................................... ..............147
Section 1
Pen:ritted ............................... .......................................................................................................
Use<;
Outdoor llsplay and Storage .........................................................................................................................
ESM
Section 2
147
147
Section 4
Land<;
caping Provisions.......... ...................................................................... ..................................................147
Mtin Building Siting Requirer=
nts...............................................................................................................
147
Section 5
Prohibiting the
Section 3
Part 63
Lake Uist
Section 1
LUI-I
Section 2
Hydro-electric
Power
e in this
anyu<;
147
Zone........................................................................
Zone ............................................................. 148
Generating ( LUH)
Perrritted ......................................................................................................................................
148
Use<;
148
poV\er generating
plant...........................................................................................................
New Aberdeen Townhouse
Section 1
Complex ( NAT)
Zone ....................................................... 149
NAT
Perrritted........................................................................................................................................
149
Use<;
NAT Lot Parcel Levelopr=
nt and Building
ade Requirer=
149
Section 2
Fru,;
Part 65
Membertou
Part 66
Green Link Trail
Part 67
rmbile hOlIES for
Penstock................................... .......................................................... ................................................... ......... 148
Section 3
Part 64
Hydro
u<;
e of
Shipyard
Business ( MSB)
System
nts.................................................................
150
Zone............................................................... .......
Recreation ( GLT) Zone ....................................................... ......152
1370 Victoria Road ( 13 70VR) Zone ................................................................... .................153
Section 1
Section 2
Pen:ritted.................................................................................................................................
1370VR
Use<;
nt Requirer=
nts ............................................................................................
1370VR Lot Parcel Levelopr=
Section 3
Prohibiting the
Part 68
Prendergast
Section 1
rmbile hOlIES for
e in this
anyu<;
153
154
Zone........................................................................
lane Business Zone ( PLB) Zone ........................................................... .........155
PLB
Perrritted.......................................................................................................................................
155
Use<;
PLB Lot Parcel Levelopr=
nt Requirer=
nts..................................................................................................
155
Section 2
Part 69
u<;
e of
153
34 Gritton Ave.
Apartment Building (34G)
Zone ................................................................ 156
Apartment Building (RAB)
Part 70
Railroad Street
Part 71
Fatima Glebe Lands Townhouse ( FGT)
Part 72
Frederick Street Business ( FSB) Zone ............................................................................... 160
Part 73
Harbourstone Residential Care ( HRC)Zone .................................................................... 161
Part 74
MacLeod
Part 75
Definitions.....................................................................................................................163
.... .
Schedule " A"
King Townhouse ( MKT)
Levell and 2
public
Zone ....................................................... .......157
158
Zone............................................................. ......
Zone......................................................................... . 162
182
roads........................................................................ ..
streets /
7
PART 1
INTRODUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION
Section 1
This
TItle and Enforcement
By-law
achrinistered
shall be called the Ca~
by
the
Thve10prrent
Regional Mmicipality Land Use By-law and shall be
appointed by the Council of the Cape Breton Regional
Breton
Officer
Mmicipality.
Section 2
a.
b.
Scope
building or structure shall hereafter be erected. altered. placed. or replaced. nor the use of any
building, structure or land be changed. unless a Thve10prrent Permit has been issued. and no
Thve10prrent Permit shall be issued unless all the provisions of this By-law are corrplied with
Any person WlO violates a provision of this By-law shall be subject to prosecution as provided for in
the Mmicipli GovernnEnt Act of Nova Scotia.
No
Section 3
Elfective Utte of this
By-law
By-law is the elate the 1st notice of Council' s intent to conduct the public hearing
Mmicipli Planning Strategy and this Land Use By-law was published in the
Breton
Post
(
i.
e.
l\
I
lly 2cJh, 2CX)4).This By-law replaces all Land Use By-laws adopted by the eight
Cape
forrrTI"nunicipalities of Cape Breton County Wllch ere
\\
in effect up to the date the Minister of Service
Nova Scotia and Mmicipli Relations approved this clocurrent.
Ihe effective elate of this
to consider
Section 4
a.
adopting the
IkvelopllHlt Pennt Application RequirenHlts
Every application for a Thve10prrent Permit
scale and showing the following:
shall be
accorrpanied by plans, crrawn to an appropriate
the true
infllSions
of the lot:parcel to be used, and upon Wllch it is proposed to erect any
shape and cI.
building or structure;
the proposed location,height and cl.
inEnsions
of the building, structure, or work in respect of Wllch
the p:
is
for;
nnit
applied
the location of every building or structure already erected on or pntly on such lot parcel, and the
location of every building upon abutting lots ~
such buildings are within 6 feet of the comrmn
bonnclary;
the proposed location and cl.
inEnsions
of parking spaces, loading spaces, chiveways, and landscaped
areas;
and
other such infomntion
every such
Thve10prrent Officer deem>necessary to determine ~
building, deve1oprrent, use of land,reconstruction, or recleve10prrent
as
the
ther
or
not
with this
confOllll')
Bylaw.
b. Where the
Thve10prrent Officer is unable to determine ~ ther the proposed deve10prrent
confOllll')
to this Bylaw and other bylaws and regulations in force Wllch affect the proposed deve1oprrent, the
Thve10prrent Officer rmy require that the plans submitted nnder " a" above be based upon a current
survey by a Nova Scotia Land Surveyor.
1
Section 5
Zone
Acronym;;
The
used on the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Land Use By-law :Map refer to the
acronym;;
appropriate zones in effect in this By-law pursuant to policy clirection in the Municipal PLanning Strategy.
Section 6
Interpretation of Zone Boundaries
The extent and bonndaries of all
Map.
a.
zones
in effect in this
Bonndaries bemeen zones shall be
Where
a zone
interpreted
as
By-law
are
illustrated
on
the Land Use
By-law
follows:
bonnclary is indicated as approxirmte1y following lot parcel bonndaries, the bonnclary
shall follow such lot parcel bonndaries.
b. Where
a zone
bonnclary
c.
bonnclary is indicated as following a public street/road or a railway
zones
the
in this
no~
area
exceed 25 ft. in
affected by the
1O,CXX) sq. ft. in a rural
d
right-of- way.
By-law have a provision ~
by the zone bonnclary rmy be acljusted for purposes
of issuing a Thve10prrent Permit (e.g. the CBD Zone). Other Zone boundaries are intended to be
static (e.g. the PWS Zone). Still other zones have setback provisions reflected in the Zone bonnclary
that also should not be changed unless there is better evidence that the Zone bonnclary does not:
e a
accurately reflect the setback (e.g. the I' CH Zone). If there are no such provisions in a zone, ~
lot parcel is divided by a zone bonnclary in Wllch different uses are permitted.the use regulations
of the total lot parcel area is located rmy apply to the
applicable to the zone in Wllch nnre than 50%
entire lot:parcel and the zone bonnclary rmy be
assurn:xl to be relocated accordingly, provided that:
the greatest distance from the existing bonnclary shown on the Land Use Bylaw Mlp to such
relocated bonnclary, ~
ured perpendicular to the zone bonnclary on the Land Use
By1aw:Map,
SanE
does
c.
right-of- way, the
shall be the center line of such public street/road and the track of the railway
an
urban area. and 100 ft. in
bonnclary acljustrrent
a
rural
area;
and
does not exceed 2,CXX)sq. ft. in an urban
area
and
other
shall
apply
area.
Whenever the use regulations
are so
to the area of land affected
c.
by
applied. all
regulations
of such expanded
zone
above.
bonnclary is indicated as encorrpassing a particular deve10prrent within a large parcel
bonnclary shall encorrpass the deve1oprrent.
Where a zone bonnclary is indicated as approxirmte1y following the bonnclary of the Cape Breton
Regional Municipality, the bonnclary shall be this Regional Municipality' s bonnclary.
Where none of these above provisions apply, and ~
appropriate, the zone bonnclary shall be
scaled from the Land Use
By1aw:Map.
Where
a zone
of land.the
e.
f.
Section 7
Interpretation of Certain Worffi
In this
Bylaw, words used in the present tense include future, words in the singular nurrber include the
plural, words in the plural include the singular nurrber, and the word "used" includes " arranged",
designed or intended to be used", the word "shall" is mmclatory and not permissive.
Section 8
a.
IMemInation of Pemitted Uses (
For the purposes of this Bylaw, if a proposed
listed as a permitted use in any zone;
use
propo;;ed and existing)
is not:
permitted throughout the jurisdiction of this By-law pursuant to a pertinent
General Provisions Part;
section nncler its
or
permitted as an optional use to an existing use in Parts
51, Section 2 of Part 52, Part 53, and Part
54.
it shall be l
cIeem:x:
to be
a
prohibited use.
2
b. For the prnposes of this Bylaw, if an existing use is not:
listed as a permitted use in any zone;
permitted throughout the jurisdiction of this By-law pursuant to a pertinent
General Provisions Part;
section nncler its
or
highlighted on the Land Use By-
1aw:Map
and listed in Parts 51, Section 2 of Part 52, Part 53, and
Part 54.
it shall re l
cIeem:x:
to re
Section 9
a.
a
prohibited use, Wllch rmy either re illegal
liance with other By-la~
CoD1>
or
non-confor ning.
and Regulations
Nothing in this Bylaw shall exerrpt any person from corrp1ying with the Building Bylaw, or from
obtaining any license, permission. permit, authority or approval required by any other Bylaw or
regulation in effect in this Mmicipility.
b. Where the
provisions in this Bylaw conflict with those of any
requirerrents, the higher or nnre stringent regulations shall prevail.
Section 10
other
nunicipal
or
provincial
IkvelopllHlt Pennt Duration
Ihe prnpose for Wllch a Thveloprrent Permit was issued nust re comrrenced within two years from the
date of issuance, after Wllch tinE the Permit is
cleem:x:expired.
l
Section 11
There is
IkvelopllHlt Pennt Fee
application fee for all Thveloprrent Permits, except for projects of the CBRM. I' bis
shall re in effect for all c1eveloprrents requiring a Thveloprrent Permit in
with
this
Uilld
Use
corrpliance
By-law.
a $20.00
fee, Wllch is
non-refundable,
Section 12
Digital
Site Plaffl from Ikvelopers
Ihe submission of a digital copy of the site plan shall re a pre-requisite to the issuance of a Thveloprrent
Permit for the land uses listed at the end of this provision in all zones. ' Ihe prnpose of this pre-requisite is
to include this electronic data into the
CBRM's GIS. ' Ihe
accepted Forrmt could re in either .dwg or .dxf
'Iheprqjection\clattrrnshould re
UIMZ20\NAD83 CSRS98Thtmn
AutoCadMap2CXX)corrpatib1e).
superrmrkets
building supply cIealerships
clepntrnnt stores
all other sales, mmufactming, transportation & storage buildings or shopping nnlls with a floor
area
greater than 2O,CXX)sq. ft.
restaurants with a chive-through
service
corrp1ex
with
a
floor
corrponent; and
area
greater than 5O,CXX)sq. ft.
3
PART 2
Section 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL ZONES
Accessory Buil~
Accessory uses and buildings shall be permitted in any Zone within the jurisdiction of this Bylaw.
MJre than one accessory building shall be permitted per lot parcel.
HO\\
ever,
any building accessory
a.
to a residential use:
1.
shall not:also rnxt the definition of
2.
shall be in corrpliance with the
3.
shall not:be
d\\
elling
unit;
mininumrequired nnin building setback from a public street/road;
originally a nntor vehicle, a nnbile hOnE, a construction trailer, or a trailer froma
semi-trailer ( a.ka.
18-~
ler) converted for such purposes;
building to a residential
4.
the total
5.
of the lot:parcel area. except for
sq. ft. in total area or 10%
the total area of an accessory building attached to a d\\
elling
area
of a detached accessory
imm:x:
provision Iiately
above,
a
shall not exceed the greater of 576
swimming pool; and
use
shall also be in corrpliance with the
any floor space in a storey above the garage that is
considered an essential corrponent of a d\\
elling
unit (i.e. bathroom, bech-oom,kitchen.living room,
room)
with
direct
access
to
the
d\\
elling
shall
be considered part of the d\\
elling
for purposes
dining
hO\\
ever
of this Section and the Section of this Part used to calculate ITEXinum10t
Section titled ''Lot Parcel
Thveloprrent Requiremnts".
b. For the prnposes of this section, a service lane shall not:be considered
c. '
d
parcel coverage ( i.e. the
a
public street/road.
Ihe mininum setback
a detached or attached accessory building shall nnintain from any lot parcel
bonnclary, other than a bonnclary shared with a public street/road,is 2 feet, except if the floor area of
the accessory building exceeds 1, CXX)sq. ft., or its height exceeds 12 feet, in Wllch case it shall be in
corrpliance with the setbacks for the nnin building.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Bylaw, detached accessory buildings with a floor area of 100 sq.
ft. or less, chup awnings, clothes poles, flag poles, garden trellises, signs, fences and retaining wallsushall
be exerrpted from any requirerrents of this Section and the requiremnt for a Thveloprrent Permit.
Section
2 Acces ory
uses
Uses Accessory
and
buildings
shall
be permit ed
of accessory use and any specific
3 Acquisit on
in any zone in this By- law in corrpliance with
provisions in each zone regulating accessory uses.Section
the definition
of Property by Mmicipality Notwithstanding
anything else in this Bylaw, a parcel of land Wllch does not rnxt the lot parcel public street/
roadfrontage ancVor area requirerrents of this bylaw, but Wllch is to be conveyed to the Mmicipality
for the prnpose of providing a nunicipal service such as se\\ cr,water or recreational, rmy be
approved for sulxlivision, provided the reITEining parcels satisfy the lot parcel size requirerrents for the
zone in Wllch they are located. Section
4 Building
to be Erected on a Lot Parcel All
buildings
shall be erected within the bonnclaries of a single lot parcel with the exception of minor utility
buildings and buildings specifically identified in the Lot Parcel Thveloprrent Requirerrents Section
of this Part 4
Section 5
Confonrity Wth Existing Public Street/road Setbacks
existing buildings on acljacent lot parcels, the
mininum setback from a public street/
road boundary of this By-law rmy be waived to allow the proposed
building to be constructed with a setback equal to the average setback of the acljacent buildings, but this
setback shall not be less than 3 feet and need be no greater than the applicable setback of this By-law or
When
a
building
is to be constructed bemeen other
the Zone in effect.
Section 6
a. '
Conversion of fonrer COIDlI.lIlity
Ihe conversion of a fOlTIfi"comrrunity
uses
listed below by site
Act) shall be
or
or
educational service buildings
educational service
plan approval (pursuant to Sections 231
permitted in any zone
~
e
the uses t:
heJn;;elves
building into any corrbination of the
and 232 of the M.
micipal
are
GoVerru:reIlt
not included in the list of uses
permitted.
apartrnnt buildings
artist/artisan establishnEnt
entertaimn:nt studio
arts/
business hall
business office
clothes
cleaning business
clay care facility
funeral hOnE
hotel
indoor recreational business
establishm:nt
nclca1 clinic
nursing hOnE
personal service business
reparr servlce
scientific
establishm:nt
tourist infornntion center
b. Ihe
'
following nntters have been aclch-essed.
stringency in interpreting the criteria so that it
correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
Ihe
Thveloprrent
Thveloprrent
Ihe
parking
detached
Officer shall approve a site plan ~
ure the degree of
Officer shall ~
area
and
d\\
ellings
utility
the
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
by
a
public street/road and any
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
All
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
the
business shall be of a scale and style
Signs advertising
single
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the
and
so
located that
they
will not
conflict with the streetscape.
c.
To facilitate the inclusion of additions demmded by other
regulations
by-laws, ancVor design
of interpreting this Section. the
or
irrprovem:nts vohmteered by the conversion proponent, for prnposes
construction work involved in the conversion rmy include an acldition no greater than 5% of the floor
area of the building.
5
Section 7
Encroaclnnnts Pemitted from Required Setbacks
The structures listed in the following table shall be
of the particular
exerrpted fromcorrpliance with the building setback
the structure is located in.provided the projecting structure does not:
requirerrents
project beyond the lot prrce1 bonnclary.
Sills, belt
cornices,
Any setback
courses,
eaves,
chinne
zone
1.5 feet
gutters,
asters
s, .
From public street/road and lot
Window bays
bonnclary
1.5 feet
parcel
furthest from public
street/road
An
Om *
Fire escapes/exterior
staircases
Balconies
setback
No limit
All setbacks except from public
street/road *
From public street/road and lot
bonnclary
3 feet
prrce1
furthest from public
street/road only for
semi-detached
1.5 feet
single detached.
and duplex
d\\
e1lings;
any setback for other residential
buil .
cpen.roofed porches
exceeding one storey
in height; nncovered
not
From public street/road and lot
prrce1
bonnclary furthest from public
street/road only
1.5 feet
including eaves
and
corrnces
terraces
Refer to the Section of this Part titled "Fire escapes and exterior staircases"
Section 8
a.
Existing ApartnInt buil~
Any existing apartrnnt building not within a zone that:
lists apartrnnt buildings as a permitted use; or
permits apartrnnt buildings with the nurrber of units of the existing apartrnnt building; or
elling
unit lfl"
lot prrce1 area density of the existing
permits apartrnnt buildings at the d\\
apartrnnt building;
is cIeerred to be a permitted use up to a ITEXinum of the existing:
nurrber of
d\\
elling
units within it, ancVor
d\\
elling
unit lfl"
lot:prrce1 area density.
Existing as it is used in this Section nrans as the structure is illustrated and the use defined in the
land use c1ata of the CBRM's GIS in the electronic file copied at the tinE the Land Use By-law
originally carre into effect. If the apartrnnt building was vacant but the fOlTIfi"use is identified.the
fOlTIfi"use shall be cIeerred the existing use for the purposes of determining alternate uses that rmy be
permitted.
b.
Any sulxlivision shall be permitted that divides the site of an apartrnnt building corrp1ex into an
equal nurrber of lot:prrce1s as apartrrent buildings and each apartrnnt building is to be encorrpassed
within a lot prrce1, provided:
each building and lot prrce1 is provided with a lateral to the CBRM water and
se\\
er nnins and
the prrking lot for each building and lot prrce1 is accessible to the public street/rmd without the
need for easerrEnts; and
6
each building is
provided with the nurrber of prrking spaces required to corrp1y with the
provisions of this By-law and an equal annnnt of lot prrce1 area in accordance with the direct
correlation of apartrrent units and total lot prrce1 area of the original prrce1; or
each building has enough frontage along a public street/road to develop a chiveway access, and
enough lot prrce1 area to develop the required prrking spaces and arrenity area to service each
building.
c.
elling
unit density to create lot prrce1s exclusively encorrpassing each
Any expansion of the d\\
elling
or two unit
apntrnnt building and creating new vacant lot prrce1s for single detached d\\
developrrent is permitted in corrpliance with the provisions of the Zone in effect and any other
pertinent provisions of this By-law, provided the density of any lot prrce1s exclusivelyencorrpassing
each apartrrent building does not exceed the ITEXinumdensity threshold of:
the ABB Zone on prrce1s within a 0.5 kilonEter radius of any CBD Zone; and the
ABXZone for any other prrce1s.
d
elling
unit density to create lot prrce1s exclusively encorrpassing each
Any expansion of the d\\
and
apntrnnt building
creating new vacant lots for ackIitional apntrnnt building developrrent is
in
permitted corrpliance with the Site PLan Approval criteria listed in sub-section " e" below provided
the lot prrce1 density with the expansion dces not exceed the ITEXimumdensity threshold of the:
ABB Zone on prrce1s within a 0.5 kilonEter radius of any CBD Zone;
ABXZone for any other prrce1s.
The Thveloprrent Officer shall nrasure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that it
correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, prrking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
e. ' The
Thveloprrent
1. ' The
prrking
detached
2.
Officer shall approve
area
and
d\\
ellings
utility
a
site plan
~
e
the
following rmtters have been ackh-essed.
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
All
its rennval is necessary for the
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ih1sures,
including lot prrce1 grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
construction of the
3.
surface water.
4.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 1/ 10th ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
Architect.
5.
For
new
construction and ackIitions, the setbacks shall either nret the setback requirerrent of 20
ft. or be screened (as defined in this
Bylaw) fromacljacent lot prrce1 bonnclaries to soften the
building ~
developrrent on the acljacent lot warrants protection e.g.
residential c1eveloprrent with an attractive fa~ cIe, or a mmaged landscaped yard,or a business
developrrent that uses either an attractive f~ de e.g. professional office or a mmaged landscaped
yard to pronnte their establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast establisllnEnt. For existing buildings
proposed to be converted because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot prrce1
warrants protection for the reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot prrce1 shall be so located on the lot prrce1 to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot prrcel.
the prrking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall
Ingress and egress points ~
be designed to ensure that any known significant traffic prob1emiclentified by the Traffic
Authority is not further exacerrnted.
starkness of the
6.
7.
e
the
7
f.
\\
breach this density threshold shall only be by zoning arrenclrrent
Proposed expmsions that Quld
pursuant to Policy 1.d9 of Part 4 of the Mmicipal Planning Strategy.
Section 9
and Non-coD1>
liance with Lot Parcel IkvelopllHlt
Existing Buil~
and
Reconstruction
RequirenHlts - Repairs
m:
rin building has been erected
Where
a
having
less than the mininum:
on or
before the effective elate of this
Bylaw on a lot parcel
frontage; ancVor
setrnckfromany lot parcel bonnclary or waterbody; ancVor
having less than the mininum10t parcel area;
required by this Bylaw, the building rmy be:
enlarged;
reconstructed;
repaired; or
renovated;
provided that:
the enlargerrent, reconstruction. repair or renovation does
that does not conform to this Bylaw;
all other provisions of this Bylaw are nEt.
Section 10
Ulless there is
not:fmther reduce the
building setrnck
and Non-coD1>
liance with Lot Parcel IkvelopllHlt
Existing Buil~
Use
RequirenHlts - Oumge of
a
sp:rific
section in the text of a
conversions and new construction. the
e of a
u<;
regulating public street/road frontages for
building erected on or before the effective elate of this Byzone
law on a lot:parcel
having less than the mininum:
public street/road frontage; ancVor
setrnckfromany lot parcel bonnclary or waterbody; ancVor
lot parcel area;
required by this Bylaw rmy be changed to a use listed as permitted
other
requirem:nts of this By-law are satisfied.
Section 11
bile
Existing M
: >
in the
zone
in effect,
provided
HonEs
bile honES are not a permitted use in every zone.
HO\\
ever,
in any zone ~
they are not listed as
permitted use, existing nnbile hOnES rmy be enlarged or replaced.even with a larger nnbile hOnE,
provided it is on the sarre lot parcel as the one to be replaced.
Section 12
a
Existing Undersized Lot Parcels
The ''Lot Parcel
are no
all
Thvelopn:Ent RequirellEnts" Section of this General Provision Part states there
minimum lot parcel area or size requirellEnts unless a specific zone irrposes such a
By-law do not. In the Zones that do, unless there is a waiver
irrposes a minimum lot parcel area and size requirellEnt,
there is no such waiver in effect for nndersized lot parcels that existed before this By-law can:E
minimum ~
t Zones in this
provision in the text of the Zone that
into effect.
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Section 13
No
Fences
Thve10prrent
Permit is
required
to erect a fence as there are no
provisions
in this
By-law regulating
fences.
Section 14
Fire Escapes and Exterior Staircases
Fire escapes and exterior staircases attached to any exterior wall of a building
shall be prohibited unless:
facing a public street/road
they are a mininum of 100 ft. from the bonnclary of the public street/road; or
they are screened ( as defined by this By-law) from the perspective of a pedestrian walking
along a sidewalk:or the shoulder of the public street/road closest to the bonnclary shared with the lot
parcel occupied by the building Wllch the fire escape or exterior staircase is attached. If a fence is
used it can only be used as part of the screen; i.e. it shall not:be higher than 6 ft.
Section 15
a. '
FIShery EquipllHlt -
Donmnt
Storage
The clorrmnt storage of fishery equiprrent shall be permitted in all zones within 1, CXX) feet of a
designated harbour shoreline by site plan approval. 'The Thve10prrent Officer shall approve a site plan
the
following rmtters have been addressed.
fishery equiprrent shall be screened from a residential property or accomrrrxlations
business to soften the starkness by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
The vo1llIre of storage nust be minimized and its location on the lot parcel nust be carefully
selected to prevent the storage area from looming over acljacent residential properties.
The
b. 'The clorrmnt storage of fishery equiprrent shall be permitted in all zones within 1, CXX) feet of the
shoreline of the Atlantic Q:
ean in corrpliance with the following provisions.
The
proposed site shall be located within a lot parcel with a mininum area of
The storage
Section 16
a.
area
shall be
a
mininum of 100 feet from a
1
acre.
d\\
elling.
Frontage on a Public street/road
Excepting the land uses identified in sub-section " b" of this Section. no Thve10prrent Permit shall
issued unless the lot parcel or parcel of land intended to be used, or upon Wllch the building
be
or
structure is to be erected:
abuts and fronts upon
public street/road owned by the Province of Nova Scotia or the Ca~
Mmicipality; and
m:
rintained
either
the Provincial Thpartrrent of Transportation and fufrastructure Renewal or
by
this Mmicipality' s Thpartrrent of Engineering and Public Works; and
is in corrpliance with the pertinent vehicular traffic accessibility requirerrents of these agencies
intended to ensure the safety of traffic traversing the public streets/roads at the chiveway
intersection with the public street/road.
a
Breton Regional
b.
Exceptions to Sub-section ''3''of this Section shall only be the following:
1. the rep1acerrent or addition to a building Wllch existed on,or before, the effective elate of this
By-law that was either:
constructed prior to any Zoning By-law or Land Use By-law coming into effect; or
was constructed in corrpliance with a previous Zoning or Land Use By-law; or
2. in a zone with the word rural in its title, a Thve10prrent Permit for a single detached d\\
elling,
1
twounit
d\\
elling,
land
use,
or any
including accessory buildings, any prinmy industry
recreational use permitted in the Zone the lot parcel is located in, in corrpliance with all other
provisions of this By-law rmy be issued on a lot:parcel:
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existing before April
expressly granted
16, 1987 Wllch has
to a public street/
road by ~
of: an
proof from a solicitor licensed to practice in
Nova Scotia that the applicant has a perrmnent
right-of- way to a public street/road. except
over property owned by a railway in Wllch case no proof of permission is required; or
Wllch fronts along a private road approved in a plan of sulxlivision; or
in a rural zone created in a plan of sulxlivision approved in corrpliance with the Section of
the Sulxlivision By-law Wllch allows for the altering of bonnclaries of an existing landlocked
parcel of land with an expressly granted
right-of- way or easenEnt or proof from a solicitor
licensed to practice in Nova Scotia that the applicant has a perrmnent right -of- way to a
public street/road.except over property owned by a railway in Wllch case no proof of
permission is required; or;
a lot parcel in a rural zone approved by the Thveloprrent Officer in accorclance with the
Sulxlivision By-law for this Mmicipality to approve the creation of a ITEXinum of one lot
parcel that does not rnxt the frontage
requirem:nts of the Land Use By-law because it is
right-of- way
or
access
easerrent or
either:
o
severed
by a railway with or without a private crossing
agreem:nt from the
owner
of
the railway; ancVor
o
it is
so
far from a public street/road (as determined in the Sulxlivision By-law) that
an
extension of the public street/
road to service the lot
3.
4.
5. '
6. '
7.
parcel is irrpractica1;
o or a lot parcel created pursuant to the waiver provision for extrerre1y large lot parcels
in Section 268 ( 2) of the Mmicipal Governmnt Act
of an
easem:nt granted by cIeed.
provided in all cases the lot parcel is accessible by ~
filed in the Registry of Iffds from the lot parcel to the public street/
road with the exception
of the railway
right-of- way.
a Thveloprrent Permit for business developrrents ancillary to a residential resort corrp1ex served
by a central piped sanitary se\\cr system and a private road constructed to the standards for public
streets/ roads in the CB~
for a 6 nEter
Sulxlivision By-law in accordance with the sp:rifications
strip of asphalt; or
a developrrent permit rmy also be issued on a lot:parcel to be serviced by a Mmicipal
se\\
cr
m:rin.Wllch only fronts along a private road nnintained by the Mmicipality for Wllch
confirrmtion is received from the Engineering Thpartrrent of the Mmicipality; or
Ihe site of any existing recreational, sales, service, mmufactming, or transportation use that does
not have frontage on a public street/
road ~
the building site is separated from another lot
parcel held in the sarre ownership fronting the public street/road because:
a railway right-of-way severs the two parcels; ancVor
land owned by the Traffic Authority, but not considered part of the public street/road right -ofway, separates the privately owned lands from the public street/road
right-of- way.
Ihe erection of a utility scale wind turbine or a utility transmission facility provided the lot:parcel
is accessible from a public street/road by ~
of an easerrent granted by deed.
Lot parcels with frontage on a navigable waterway provided:
access can only be attained by ~
of a navigable waterway;
the lot parcel has a mininum of 20 ft. of shoreline frontage ~
ured lflPeIldicular to the side
lot line at the shoreline;
the off-street parking spaces required in corrpliance with this By-law are located in a parking
area within 1,(XX)ft. of the navigable waterway on Wllch the lot:parcel abuts; and
8.
9.
there exists access of 50 ft. in width to the parking area from a public Street or Highway or a
e there exists suitable boat
private Road and from the parking area to the shoreline ~
facilities.
1annching
business developrrents on lot parcels within the MSB Zone serviced by streets owned and
nnintained by the l\
Ier bertou
Reserve as stipulated in the MSB Zone.
Lot parcels serviced by streets and roads owned by the CB~
listed in Schedule B of the
elling,
unit
Sulxlivision Bylaw for Wllch a Thveloprrent Permit for a single detached d\\
I twoincluding accessory buildings, or any recreational use permitted in the Zone the lot parcel is
located in.
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Section 17
Ihe service
unit in all
building
Hotre Businesses
uses
listed in sub-section " a" below are
zones ~
accessory to a
as hOnE businesses accessory to
p:
nnitted
the type of business is not: a p:
nnin use. ' Ihe use of a d\\
elling
nnitted
d\\
elling
unit, for the prnpose of conducting one or nnre of the service
in sub-section " a" below, shall be p:
nnitted
a.
a
d\\
elling
unit,
uses
or a
listed
in corrpliance with the criteria listed in sub-section "b".
list ofPemitted Home Businesses
aninnl (done>
tic)
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
bed & breakfast accomrrrxlations
boarding hOnES
business offices
catering business
food processing cottage industry
personal service business
reparr
servlce
b. list of Criteria
1. ' Ihe
d\\
elling
unit is
occupied as a residence by the owner of the business
and the external
elling
unit is not changed by the hOnE business.
appearance of the d\\
Other than the owner of the business, there shall not be nnre than 1 assistant
2.
errp10yed in the
business.
Ulless the business is
3.
of the floor
4.
area
of the
a
bed & breakfast accomrrrxlation
d\\
elling
or
boarding hOnE, not nnre than 25%
unit shall be devoted to the business.
parking requiremnts are listed specifically for the type of use in the Section of this Part
elling
Requirerrents" one on-site parking space, other than that required for the d\\
unit, is provided for every 2CX)sq. ft. of floor splce occupied by the business.
Ihere shall be no advertising other than a business identification plate or sign Wllch has a
ITEXinum sign area of 5 sq. ft.
No rnxhanica1 equiprrent is used except that reasonably consistent with the business use.
No open storage, outdoor display, or outdoor activity associated with the business shall be
p:
nnitted.
Ihe
follo\W1g retail sales are p:
nnitted:
Ulless
titled " Parking
5. '
6.
7.
8. '
llTI"
chandize
9. '
10.
Section 18
In the
used in the business
as an
accessory use;
goods fabricated in an artist/artisan establishnEnt;
goods repaired in a repair service.
Ihe hOnE business rmy be operated from within an accessory building, but the general
e in this Part shall apply.
provisions for accessory buildings found e1se~
A catering business operated as a hOnE business will require a license from the Province of Nova
Establishm:nts Regulations.
Scotia in corrpliance with its Eating
Irregular, or Flag-shaped Lot Parcels
flag, shaped lot parcels , the mininum lot parcel public street/road frontages
apply at the exterior wall of the nnin building closest to the public
r
oad
street/
bonnclary, provided that:
a.
all lot parcels shall have a mininum of width and a mininum1ength of at least 20 feet (6. 1 nEtres);
b. Any additional lot: parcel bonnclaries other than the public street/
road bonnclary and the rear lot
shall
be
cIeerred
a
side
lot
line
and
the
setbacks
parcel bonnclary
required from side lot: lines shall
and
prevail;
c.
all other applicable provisions in this By-law are satisfied.
case
of irregular,
set out in this
or
By-law shall
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Section 19
Lot Parcel
DeVelopllHlt RequirenHlts
Ulless there is a sp:rific provision for a land use in the text of a particular zone, the mininum10t parcel
c1eve1oprrent requirerrents in all zones shall be as follows:
For all lot
parcels:
serviced by both
a
water nnin and a
serviced by
only a water nnin; or
serviced b
neither
MiniIllJIIllot parcel
water nnin or sani
a
se\\
cr
se\\
cr
nnin;
or
nnin (i.e.
on-site
services nust be
ovicled)
NIL
area
MiniIllJIIllot parcel
For the purposes
sanitary
street/road
20 feet
public
frontage
Cif this section, a service lane shall not be con"idered a public street/road
MiniIllJIIl setback from any
public street/road or private road boundary
developments
through lot parcel shall only be obliged to comply with the
minimwn 10ft. building setbackfrom one Cif the two public streets/ road" it abuts provided the
yard where the setback provision is waivedfronts along a Level 5 public street/road in the
CBRM hierarchy and no public access to the building is availablefrom the side Cif the building
In such circwmtances the setback may be reduced to 3
street/road
facing the Level 5 public
ft.
Business
10 feet
on a
MiniIllJIIl setback from an
MaxiIllJIIllot
other lot
cel bo *
parcel coverage for single detached
4 feet
and
d\\
ellings
t\\
O unit
1/
d\\
ellings **
3rd the lot parcel
area
For all lot parcels serviced by
MiniIllJIIllot parcel
MiniIllJIIllot parcel
For the purposes
only a sanitary
se\\
cr
nnin
10,000 sq. ft.
area
public
street/road
75 feet
frontage
Cif this section, a service lane shall
not
be
con"idered a
public
MiniIllJIIl setback from any public street/
road or private road boundary
Business developments on a through lot parcel shall only be obliged to
street/
road
10 feet
with the
comply
10ft. building setbackfrom one Cif the two public streets/ road" it abuts provided the
yard where the setback provision is waivedfronts along a Level 5 public street/road in the
CBRM hierarchy and no public access to the building is availablefrom the side Cif the building
In such circwmtances the setback may be reduced to 3
street/road
facing the Level 5 public
ft.
MiniIllJIIl setback from any other lot parcel boundary *
MaxiIllJIIllot parcel coverage for single detached d\\
and t\\
ellings
O unit
d\\
ellings **
minimwn
4 feet
1/
3rd the lot parcel
area
a semi detached
d\\
elling,
townhouse, apartrnnts, health care or comrrunity services buildings,
there is either:
yard setback is waived ~
a comrrnn wall cormecting the sarre type of land use; or
a pedway connecting two buildings;
if the property boundary is either along the comrrnn wall or through the pedway, provided all other
provisions of this Bylaw and the provisions of the Provincial Building 0xIe are nEt.
For
the
The
following parts
coverage:
the 1st floor of the
of the
d\\
elling
d\\
elling
shall be included in the calculation of the ITEXinum lot
interior and enclosing walls ( excluding any portion of the
parcel
that
d\\
elling
is
corrp1ete1y nnclergronnd)
chinneys
verandas exceeding 2.5 tine>
the width of the door ~
exterior
ning
or
door
openings
over
Wllch
they
located
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are
Section 20
Lot parcel
preparation storage sh~
A Thve10prrent Permit rmy be issued for a lot parcel preparation storage shed with a ITEXinumfloor area
of 300 sq. ft. on a vacant lot:parcel in the RCB, RRS, RCE, GDR PWS, LP1, lP2 Zones ( i.e. zones in
effect in rural
CBRM).
Section 21
Mne Water Treatment Plants
Notwithstanding the lists
of permitted uses in the various
be issued in any zone for mine water treatrrent facilities
they are operated by the Federal
Gov~
zones
of this
Bylaw, a Thve10prrent Permit rmy
provided:
nt or a Federal
Gov~
nt
Gown
OJrporation to treat
mine water from the fOlTIfi"coal collieries;
the site is in proximity to
a
coal
colliery mine shaft;
the site is chosen by the responsible Federal Gov~
nt agency after a
public consultation process
Wllch
engaged:
the facility is to be established and.nnre specifically, the surronnding
comrrunity ~
Wllch
included
neighbourhood;
involving CBRM.including a presentation before CBRM Cbnnci1.
the
Section 22 :
M>
tor Vehicle Fuel Service -
Where nntor vehicle service stations
Ihe mininum10t parcel
are
Special Lot Parcel IkvelopllHlt Requirements
permitted.the following special provisions
public street/road frontage =
shall
apply:
150 ft.
No portion of any prnrp island shall be located closer than 20 ft. from any public street/road bonnclary.
Ihe mininum distance bemeen rarrps
Ihe mininum distance from a rarrp
Ihe mininum angle of intersection
or chiveways shall not be less than 30 ft.
chiveway to a public street/road intersection shall be 50 ft.
of a rarrp to a public street/road bonnclary shall be forty-five
or
(45)
degrees.
Ihe width of a rarrp shall be
No
portion
bonnclary.
Section 23
of
a
canopy
a
mininum of 20 ft. and a ITEXinum of 26 ft.
covering
a
prnrp island shall be closer than 3 ft. from any
public
street/road
MIltiple Uses
Where any land or building is used for nnre than one purpose, all provisions of this Bylaw relating to
each use shal1 be satisfied. For prnposes of calculating mininum public street/
road frontage, lot parcel
area. and setbacks, the
higher or nnre stringent
standard shall
prevail.
All other provisions shall be
aggregated.
Section 24
Ihe
Non-confomIng Structures
non-confor ning
structures
Thve10prrent Officer is authorized to issue deve10prrent permits for
the
of
the
nt
Act
this
Gov~
ancVor
satisfy
pertinent provisions
Mmicipli
Bylaw.
Wllch
Section 25
a.
Nursing HonEs
are permitted
New nursing hone>
throughout all zones in the jrnisdiction of this By-law, except the
PWS Zone, in corrpliance with the following provisions. Expansion of nursing honES Wllch existed
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prior to the coming into effect of this By-law shall be suQject to Part 54 of this By-law titled "Existing
Thve1oprrents" with one exception; i.e. the nursing hOnE on Kenwood Dive in Sydney River known
as Harbourstone Enhanced Care Facility is subject to the Harbourstone Residential Care (
HRC)Zone.
Tier A
Nursing hOnES
p:
nnitted
throughout the following
effect for any other use p:
in that Zone.
nnitted
are
Zones
suQject
to the norrml
zoning provisions
in
Central Business Dstrict (CBD) Zcne
Caridc:r ABC)
(
Zcne
Merid Bu;iness
Bouladerie IslOld Business Carida (BBC) Zcne
rbourside Bu;iness Caridor (HBC)Zcne
Mra Rcx::
d Business (~)
Zcne
Sydney River Service (SRS)
Zcne
Keltic Dive Business Carida KBC)
(
Zcne
Trans Canada
VvOy Intersecticn
Hg.
( fQ-l)
Zone
A"
incipd Urban Intersecticn (PUI)Zcne
Residential Urbcn A (RUA)Zcne
Apcrtrrent BuildngA( ABA)Zcne
Apatrrent Buildng B (ASB) Zcne
Apcrtrrent Buildng X (ABX)Zcne
New D:
Mrt Retirerrent Village (NRV)Zcne
Northside Business Park N
( BP)Zcne
Sydpat - SYSCD IndJstrid
Regond Sc:ies/
Pak (SIP)Zcne
Service Utility (SSlJ)Zcne
A"
irre Brook Sc:ies/
Service (SSP)Zcne
Rurd CBRM~)
Zcne if not serviced
Rurd CBRM I\
b I\
Ibbile ~
Rurd Gravel
by a CBRIVI saritay sevver rrdn
NIVD Zcne if not serviced by a CBRM SOlitary se\M3r rrdn
it (GDR) Zcne if not serviced by a CBRIVI scnitay sevver rrdn.
Depa:;
Tier B
Nursing hone>are also p:
nnitted
in all Zones
throughout the CBRM up to a scale
of 3,CXX) sq.ft. in flmr
area.
Tier C
Building
with
a
up to 25
1.
Nursing hone>in this
floor
area
nursing
greater
than 3, 000 sq. ft.
home beds
tier shall be
p:
nnitted
by Site
PLan
Approval
in accordance with the
following
table.
PUBUC STREET/ROAD
LEVEL
Level 1, 2, and 3
ft. of land
Level 4
ft.of land
Level 5
ft.of land
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Ihe Site PLan
process obliges the Thveloprrent Officer to notify assessed
property within 30 nEters of the site on Wllch the developrrent is to occur:
of hislher clecision to approve the developrrent; and
Approval
owners
of
to allow them to influence the site
2.
Nursing hone>in this
tier shall
plan.
only be p:nritted
by zoning arrenclrrent if the density is greater than
the ITEXinum threshold in the table in section 1 above.
Tier D
Building
with
a
floor
area
from 26 up to and
1.
Nursing hone>in this
tier shall be
greater
including
than 3, 000 sq. ft.
50
nursing
permitted by Site
PLan
home beds
Approval
in accordance with the
following
table.
PUBUC STREET/ROAD
LEVEL
2.
Nursing hone>in this
Level 1, 2, and 3
1 bed
Level 4
1 bed
tier shall
only be permitted by zoning arrenclrrent if the density is greater than
or on any Level 5 public street/
road.
the ITEXinum threshold in the table in section 1 above,
Tier E
Building
with
greater
1.
Nursing hone>in this
a
floor
than 50
area
greater
nursing
tier shall be
than 3, 000 sq. ft.
home beds
permitted by Site
PLan
Approval
in accordance with the
following
table.
PUBUC STREET/ROAD
LEVEL
Level 1, 2, and 3
Level 4
2.
Nursing hone>in this
1 bed
tier shall
only be permitted by zoning arrenclrrent if the density is greater than
the ITEXinum threshold in the table in section 1 above, or on any Level 5 public street/road.
Site Plan
Approval Criteria
the following nntters have been aclch-essed.
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
ure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that it
correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the c1eveloprrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
b. Ihe
'
Ihe
parking
detached
area
and
d\\
ellings
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
All
by
a
public street/road and any
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
the
business shall be of a scale and style
Signs advertising
single
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the
and
so
located that
they
will not
conflict with the streetscape.
Ihe location and orientation of any nnin
buildings on the lot parcel nust be carefully selected to
ellings
or two unit
significantly larger than any single detached d\\
d\\
ellings
in the vicinity (i.e. greater than 3 tinEs the floor area. ancVor twice the height, ancVor
three tine>
the length from looming over any such residential d\\
ellings
or their yards.
prevent buildings that
are
15
l\
Ib1sures,
including
lot
parcel grading,
shall be
required
to
adequately dispose
of storm and
surface water.
A mininum equivalent to 1/ 3m of the floor
area
of the
building
shall be in
corrpliance
with the
That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as l/ lcF ~
landscaped open
the Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician
definition for
area.
or
Architect.
and egress
Ingress
shall be
points ~
the
parking
to ensure that any known
designed
Authority is not further exacerrnted.
Section 26
a.
is to be accessed from any publidstreet/
road
traffic
identified
the
Traffic
significant
problem
by
area
Off-site/off-public street/road parking
A parking lot
servicing a sales or service business developrrent, or a fishery use within a designated
obliged to be provided in compliance with the parking requiremnts of this
law
or
Byvohmtarily provided by the proprietor of the business developrrent to better serve their
clients/custollTI"S and staff, rmy be permitted by site plan approval (pursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of
the M.
micipal
e from the business developrrent or fishery use
GoVerru:reIlt Act) on a lot parcel sepmrt:
served
and
outside
a
Zone
CBD
being
provided:
harbour shoreline, either
the sales/service business
developrrent is located within a CBD Zone or within
1, CXX)feet of the
of a CBD Zone;
bonnclary
the parking lot is within 500 feet of the pedestrian entrance to the sales or service building or
fishery use being served; and
the distance traveled from the parking lot to the business or fishery use being served does not
require crossing a Levell or Level 2 public street/road in the CBRMhierarchy. ' These public
streets/ roads are listed in
b. 'The
Thveloprrent
The
Officer shall approve
a
parking area and utility structures
detached
All
I.
Schedule " f>.:
d\\
ellings
site plan
~
e
the
following rmtters have been ackh-essed.
shall be screened from a public street/road and any
to soften their starkness
single
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the parking lot.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot:parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
surface water.
Section 27
One l\
tin Residential
Building on a Lot Parcel
elling
shall be permitted on the sarre lot parcel as any other d\\
elling
unless it is
single detached d\\
a condominirnndeveloprrent registered pursuant to the CondominirnnAct.
Two or nnre twounit d\\
ellings,
apartrrent buildings or townhouses, or any corrbination of these
three residential land use types, shall be permitted on the sarre lot parcel provided they are serviced by
both a CBRM water m:
rin and a sanitary
se\\
ef nnin.
HO\\
ever,
this range of d\\
elling
types plus
detached
d\\
ellings
shall
be
on
the
sarre
lot
in
single
permitted
parcel partially serviced. or unserviced
areas ~
they are within a condominirnndeveloprrent registered pursuant to the CbndominirnnAct.
A travel trailer used as a d\\
elling
shall only be permitted on a lot:parcel with another d\\
elling
for a
continuous period not exceeding 30 clays within a 365 clay period.
No
within
Section 28
Outdoor
Storage
O1tdoor storage of aggregate nnterial, derelict nntor vehicles, used bodies or parts of nntor vehicles,
or used bodies or parts of other vehicles, nnchinery or equiprrent, ~
ther used in the operation of a
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business
or
particular
not, shall be
prohibited in all zones
of this
Bylaw, lIDless it is permitted in the text of a
zone.
Where outdoor storage is permitted. Thveloprrent Permit applications that include a proposal for
outdoor storage shall be referred to the Fire and Building Officials to determine corrpliance with the
Fire
Safety Act.
Section 29
a.
Parking Area Stan~
Each
parking space has a mininum1ength of 20 ft. and a mininum width of 9 ft., except for parallel
parking spaces. ' The minimum1ength of a parallel parking space shall be 22 ft.
b. Where the
parking
standard calculation results in
ronnded up above .4999 and deleted at
c.
Where
parking
areas
for
nnre
or
an
odd nurrber of spaces, the fraction shall be
below 4
. 999.
than 3 vehicles
are
required
or
permitted. or
for any nntor vehicle
service station:
1. the
parking
with
area on a
lot: parcel to be serviced
by
a
Mmicipal
se\\
ef
nnin shall be nnintained
perrmnent hard surface (paverrent or similar rmterial) with one exception ' Ibis provision
is waived ~
n an existing non-paved parking area for mmufacturing business developrrents is
a
to be
In rural
expanded.
nnintained with
ensure a
zones
and the
one
exception
noted above, the
parking
areas
shall be
stable surface that is treated to prevent the raising of dust and loose particles to
neat and tidy appearance, lIDless the developrrent is regulated by rreans of site plan
a
approval provisions, bonus zoning, or perforrmnce zoning;
lights used for illrnnination of the parking lot/area shall be so arranged as to divert the light
away from streets, acljacent lot parcels and buildings;
3. a structure, not nnre than 12 ft. in height and not nnre than 500 sq.ft. in area rmy be erected in
the parking area for the use of attendants;
4. the parking area shall be located on the sarre lot:parcel Wllch it is intended to serve, except for
the following cirCllIIEtances:
n the provisions of the Section of this Part titled "Off-site/
off-public street/rood parking"
apply;
n the public street/
rood curbside parking provisions of the Section of this Part titled
Parking requirerrents" apply; or
n the parking spaces provided are not:required by this By-law, provided
elling
shall be screened by
o
any lot parcel bonnclary shared by a parcel occupied by a d\\
an opaque fence with a mininum height of 5 ft. and a ITEXinum height of 8 ft. and a
landscaped open area (as defined in this By-law) with a mininum width of 3 ft.; and
if the parking lot is so located that it obliges a pedestrian to cross a public street/
road
o
to
and
from
it
and
the
it
serves,
it
shall
be
a
Level
5
walking
developrrent
only
public
street/rood in the CBRMhierarchy.
the parking area is of a perrmnent hard surfacing, each parking space shall be clearly
5. ~
2.
the
demrrcated and nnintained as such;
6.
no
gasoline
nnintained
7.
equiprrent
shall be located
or
chiveways to any parking area on a lot parcel serviced by a Mmicipal se\\ef nnin
along the public street/rood right-of-way, other than that required for a single
or two unit
d\\
elling,
shall be defined by a curb of concrete or rolled asphalt and the limits of the
area
shall
be
defined
parking
by a fence, curb or other suitable obstruction designed to provide a
neat appearance and safe ingress and egress;
in addition the location of approaches or chiveways shall be not closer than 50 ft. from a public
street/rood bonnclary at a public street/rood intersection and no rarrp shall be closer than 30 ft. to
another rarrp serving the sarre lot parcel except that ~
these
nnke access
requirem:nts
or
the
a
closer
to a public
Officer
irrpossib1e
irrpractical,
Thveloprrent
rmy approve
chiveway
street/rood bonnclary at a public street/rood intersection; provided that the chiveway or rarrp is
approoches
e a
8.
prnrps or other nntor vehicle service station
the parking lot;
on
or
curb exists
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located as far from the intersection
this
9.
bonndary as possible and corrplies with all
other
provisions
of
bylaw;
entrance and exit rarrps shall not exceed two in total per
public
street/road
ch the lot
fronts and
parcel
public street/road hierarchy
than the lot parcel bonndary in ~
on ~
no
public
street/road
frontage
for each
entrance via a Level 1 or Level 2
public
bonndary
street/road in the CBRM's
shall be closer than 15 ft. to the
of
ch the entrance is located except in these
a
lot
parcel
other
four circllIIEtances:
in the CBD I.)
( owntown
Central Business District) Zone,
ch existed
on July 1st., 2CX)4,
excepting buildings ~
e the Thpartrrent of Transportation and fufrastructure Renewal is the Traffic Authority and
they believe there is a better solution; and
a Traffic Irrpact Analysis is conducted by a engineering consulting firm and they provide
a
different solution;
and each such rarrp shall be a ITExinum width of 26 ft. at the public street/
road bonndary for one
traffic
or
ft.
for
two
traffic,
at
a
intersection
authorized by the
36
way
way
except
signalized
traffic
authority, in ~ ch case the ITExinum width of such rarrp rmy be increased.
chiveway or aisle leading to a parking or loading area. shall be a mininumof 10 ft.
and the ITExinum width of a chiveway shall be 26 ft.
11. all parking lots/areas servicing new construction or a change in use ( i.e. excluding
additions/ expansions) shall be separated from any public street/road boundary by a distance of at
least 6 ft. nrasured from the public street/road boundary and be no closer than 3 ft. from any
other lot parcel bonndary and this area shall be raised or separated by curbs or otherwise nnde
inaccessible to nntor vehicles and corrp1y with this By-law' s definition for landscaped ~ n area.
Where a parking area straddles the bonndary of two or nnre lot parcels, the setback provisions in
this Section only apply to the exterior lot parcel boundaries. For additions/expansions the above
provision is waived but the expanded parking lot/area shall corrp1y with the sarre setback and
landscaping plan of the existing parking lot/area.
12. each parking space shall have adequate access to permit ingress or egress of a nntor vehicle and
in no case shall a chiveway or aisle directly accessing a parking space be less than 14 ft. in width,
and all parking spaces shall be independently accessible without requiring the nnvenEnt of a
vehicle or vehicles occupying any other parking space, to and from a public street/road or
of chiveways, aisles or maneuvering areas.
highway by ~
bemeen any two points of greater than 12 % except
13. No parking stall or aisle shall have a sl~
e the stall or aisle is fully eather
\\
protected.
14. 'The mininum tmning radius for chiveway/public street/road intersections accessing parking areas
shall be subject to the provisions in the table and staterrents below.
10. the width of a
Entrance lane width at neck < 26 ft.
6 meters
5 meters
Entrance lane width at neck>
5 meters
4. 3 meters
26 ft.
If developrrent is serviced with another
chiveway/public street/road intersection dedicated to
delivery
public streets/roads is
reduced to the standard for Level 3 to 5 public streets/roads.
Where a sidewalk exists the sidewalk shall extend through the chiveway /public street/road
intersection supported by a low back curb.
Where there is a curb intended to channel surface runoff from the public street/road to a storm
ch-ain, a low back curb shall extend through the chiveway/public street/road intersection,unless
the intersection is designed with a storm chain.
the
'
I
CHZone
excepting
only, any chiveway accessing parking spaces from a public street/road
shall be in the sarre zone as the land use serviced by the parking area or, if not, the chiveway nust
be in a zone that permits the land use.
service
15.
d
Where three
nntor vehicles the mininum standard for Level 1 or 2
fe\\
ef parking spaces are required or are provided:
hO\\
ever,
in no case shall the
spaces rmy be permitted without independent access;
total width of chiveways at the public street/road exceed the lesser of 26 ft. or 40 % of the lot
1. the
or
parking
18
parcel public
street/road
frontage
2.
3.
and the total
devoted to
area
area
parking
aisles in the front
yard
yard;
in addition. the location of approaches or chiveways shall not:be closer than 15 ft. to another rarrp
serving the sarre lot parcel or 40 ft. from a public street/road bonndary at a public street/road
intersection except that ~
e these requirerrents nEke access irrpossib1e or irrpractical, the
Officer
Thve10prrent
rmy approve a chiveway closer to a public street/road boundary at a public
street/road intersection; provided that the chiveway or rarrp is located as far from the intersection
bonndary as possible and corrplies with all other provisions of this bylaw;
entrance and exit rarrps shall not exceed two in total per public street/
road frontage for each
r
oad
on
~
ch
the
lot
fronts
and
no
entrance
shall
be
closer than 3 ft. to the
street/
public
parcel
of
the
lot
other
than
the
lot
that
fronts
on
the public street/road
bonndary
parcel
parcel boundary
shall not:exceed 40 % of the
or
of the front
in ~
ch the entrance is located and each such rarrp shall be a ITEXinum width of 26ft. at the
public street/road bonndary and edge of
plvem:nt and in no case shall a ranp exceed 40 percent
of the lot parcel
Section 30
public street/road frontage.
Parking RequirellHlts According to Land Use Type
For every building or structure to be erected or enlarged or change if u<;
e, offpublic street/road parking
located on the sarre lot parcel and within the sarre zone as the use and having nnobstructed in~
ndent
access
to a
public street/road shall be provided and m:rintained
in conformity with the
following schedule
excepting:
specific parking requirerrents are established in the text of the zone in effect;
parking is not required for the use in the zone in effect;
e on public street/
road curbside parking is permitted by the Traffic Authority, in ~ ch case the
nurrber of parking splces available directly in front of the lot parcel on ~ ch the c1eve1oprrent is
taking place rmy be included in the calculation; or
there is incontrovertible evidence an existing c1eve1oprrent was originally established ~
onsite parking
not in effect, and an expmsion is proposed. corrpliance with the
requirem:nts ~
parking standards below shall only be irrposed on the expmsion
Residential
si
Ie detached dvl.ellin
unit
tvI.o unit dvl.ellin
unit
1 parking space per dvl.elling
unit, except apartrrents with a floor area of less
than 600 sq.ft., or the apartrrent building is within 0.5 kilorreters of a CBD
Zone, in which case it may be 1 parking space per 2 apartrrents, provided a
minimum of 3
1
Sales business
rki
s
ces
is
rovided
parking space per 3 beds
developments
oduce markets
same as
retail sales for
large awlianceslfumiturelbuilding supplies
retail sales other
mnvenience stores
1 per 400 sq.ft.
1 per 300 sq.ft.
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Section 31
of:
tor
M>Vehicles Owned by Business
Parking
IkvelopllHlt
Ulless the type of business is a permitted use within the zone, no nntor vehicle associated with a
deve10prrent shall be kept in a zone except:for one vehicle with a total of no nnre than two
business
axles,
one
known
of wnch is the front axle (e.g. this excludes the trailer from a semi-trailer truck colloquially
as an
ler), wnch is used by the
18-~
refrigeration unit
or
other noise producing
: tor
Parking of Ikrelict M>
Ulless there is
a
parked
specific
Vehicles
section in the text of
a zone
regulating
this,
no
derelict nntor vehicle shall be
stored in any zone unless:
the vehicle is stored inside
the
not include a
equiprrent.
Section 32
or
occupant of the lot:parcel and does
owner or
area ~
e
vehicles
a
are
building; or
kept is fully
screened
on
all sides
by
an
opaque fence,
landscaping
or
berm
Section 33
Scientific Research l\
blltors
Structures used for the purpose of conducting scientific research to
be permitted in all
gather data from the
environm:nt
shall
Such structures shall be exerrpt from the frontage on a public street/road
HO\\
ever,
such
structure greater than 50 feet in height shall be setback from any
provision
any
residential c1eve1oprrent a mininum of l,(
XXHeet.
Section 34
zones.
Setback and % Lot Parcel
building fails to nret either:
the required setback from a bonnclary of the lot:parcel by less than 6 inches ( 0.5 ft.); or
the ITEXinum10t parcel coverage provision by less than 0.5%;
the Thve10prrent Officer rmy issue a Thve10prrent Permit provided no encroachnEnt over
bonnclary is created.
Where
a
location certificate illustrates that
Coverage Allowance
Section 35
a
lot
parcel
Sigffi
No deve10prrent
Section 36
a
permit
shall be required to erect
a
Sigffi Pemitted in Residential
sign
Zones
Ulless there is a specific
requirem:nt pursuant to a site plan approval, bonus or perforrmnce zoning
provisions, only the following signs shall be permitted in zones with the word "Residential",
neighbourhood", or " estate" in the title:
a.
Signs identifying narre and address of resident, and of not nnre than 2 SCI. ft. in sign area.
trespassing" signs or other such signs regulating the use of a property, and of not nnre than 2
b. " No
c.
SCI. ft. in area.
Real estate signs,
or
other similar terrporary business
or lease of the premises.
signs, not exceeding 5
SCI. ft. in
sign area wnch
advertise the sale, rental
d
l\
Iennrial
e. '
Ihe
signs
or
flag, pennant,
organization
tablets and
or
signs denoting the date of erection of a structure.
insignia
governm:nt, or of any religious, charitable or fraternal
of any
21
f.
g.
h
1.
J.
A sign having
an area of not:nnre than 50 sq.ft. incidental to construction and within the area
for
such purposes.
designated
Signs advertising a hOnE business in corrpliance with the provisions regulating hOnE businesses.
signs advertising that apartrrents are available for rent or lease on the premises.
Signs erected by a govermrent baiy, or illlcler the direction of such a baiy, and bearing no business
advertising, such as traffic signs, railroad crossing signs, safety signs, signs identifying public
schools, and public election lists are permitted.
Signs erected by a govermrent baiy, or illlcler the direction of such a baiy giving direction to a
business district, that could include a list of businesses, rmy be erected or placed at the site of an
existing business developrrent by Site PLan Approval. ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a
site plan ~
the following nntters have been addressed.
Ihe corrbination of the size and siting of the sign shall be influenced to minimize any adverse
effects to abutting residential properties that would include blocking streetscape view planes,
looming over windows, or outdoor gardens or recreational facilities that result in significant Silll
blockage.
Ihe aesthetic design of the sign shall not include gauche errbellisllnEnts that obviously would be
incorrpatib1e with the landscaping and site design of any abutting residential property.
Sigffi Prohibited in all Zones
Section 37
Ihe
a.
b.
c.
following signs
shall not be permitted in any zones:
sign or sign structure Wllch constitutes a hazard to public safety or health;
signs Wllch by reason of size, location.content, coloring, or mmner of illrnnination obstruct the
vision of chivers, either ~
leaving a roadway or chiveway, or obstruct or detract from the visibility
or effectiveness of any traffic sign or control device on public streets/ roads;
any sign Wllch obstructs free ingress to or egress from a fire escape door, window or other required
any
exit way.
Section 38
a.
b.
Every sign and all parts thereof, including frarrework, supports, backgrOillld. anchors and wiring
shall be constructed and nnintained in corrpliance with the building, electrical, and fire
system;;
prevention bylaws.
All signs and all parts thereof shall be kept in a goai state of repair and nnintenance.
Section 39
a.
tintenance
Sign Safety and l\
Tenp>
rary Uses Pemitted
Notwithstanding the list of permitted uses in the various zones in this Bylaw, retailing of goods ( e.g.
garage sale, Cllristrms trees) on an occasional basis not to exceed nnre than 1 nnnth or to occur
than twice per year shall be a permitted use in all zones.
b. Nothing in this By-law shall prevent uses erected for special occasions and holidays provided only
nnre
that
c.
d
no
such use
rem:rins in place
nnre
than 30 consecutive
days.
in this
Nothing
By-law shall prevent the terrporary location of a building or structure incidental to a
nnin construction prqject provided that a Thveloprrent Permit has been issued and further provided
only that such incidental construction shall be rerrnved within sixty days of corrp1etion of the
developrrent.
the Thveloprrent Officer rmy issue a permit to allow the owner of a lot parcel with an existing
occupied building on it to construct a second building on the sarre lot parcel and to allow the owner
to rennin in occupmcy of the existing building as a terrporary use during construction of the second
building. For the purpose of this Section.the existing building shall be cIeerred to be a terrporary use
and shall be permitted to continue up to sixty days after corrp1etion of construction of the nnin use, at
Wllch tinE it nust be rennved from the site or converted into an accessory building. For purposes of
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self-storage
facility
tourist infornntion centers
veterinarian establislnnnts
warehouses except within the Core Area as illustrated on the Land Use By1aw:Map
Wlo1esale distribution facilities except within the Core Area as illustrated on the Land Use
By-
law Mlp
traffiportation - (all) except coal retail distributionfacilities
Section 2
Ihe lot:parcel
CBD Lot Parcel
deve10prrent
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
for all
requirem:nts
permitted uses in the CBD Zone are as follows:
The lot
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD FRONTAGE
public
parcel
shall abut and front
along
any
public
parcel
abuts and
street/ road with a
width of less than 40 ft., in which
minimum setback of 5 ft. is
NIL*
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
NIL unless
referenced specifically
permitted
uses
Within the rnn Core Area.as illustrated
established
as an
shared with
Building setbacks are ~
building encroaclnnnts
eaves,
acljacent parcels
ancVor veranda roofs, footings, etc.)
Section 3
Outdoor
O1tdoor display
or over
Regardless
of corrpliance with this
shall re considered
a
provision.
violation of this Section (e.g.
Display and Storage
shall re p:
nnitted.
O1tdoor storage shall re prohibited from the CBD Zone
By-
of
the Land Use By1aw:Map, no nnin building shall re
a plaza is
street/road nnre than 5 feet, except ~
ured from an exterior wall.
into
in the list
on
bonnclary
public
integral put of the site plan
a
case a
required
MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK
setrnck from the
a
street/ road, but no minimum is
established unless the lot
fronts
along
core area as
illustrated on the Land Use
1aw:Map.
e1se~
e in the CBD Zone except within irrponnd yards
O1tdoor storage shall only re p:
nnitted
to
a
nnin
use
and
screened
from
accessory
any pedestrian sidewalk.
Section 4
a.
Ihe
Residential
DevelopllEnt
Core Areas
only residential deve10prrent permitted in a Core Area.as illustrated on the Land Use By-law Map,
building in corrpliance with the following special provisions:
shall re apartrnnts within a mixed use
in the 2nd or higher floors; or
Within the 1st floor provided the put of the 1st floor
building
service business
foyer, is
sale
a
or
facing a public street/rood. other than the
deve10prrent and the sale or
service business
occupied by
deve10prrent occupies at least 113m
entrance or
of the 1st floor
Landscaping Provisions
no
requirem:nt to provide a mininum1andscaped open area.
with
the
definition
of this By-law for landscaped open area.
corrp1y
area.
b.
Ihere is
HO\\
ever,
all
exposed gronnd shall
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c.
Defflity RequireIIEnts
no density requirerrent correlating the nurrber of apartrrEnts
an apartrnnt building;
a mixed use building with apartrnnts; or
There shall re
in:
townhouse;
with the size of the lot parcel
developrrent is to re located, except on lot parcels framing
along
Apartrrents in an apartrrEnt building or mixed use building
with apartrnnts shall re permitted at a density of 1 d\\
elling
unit per 1, CXX)sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel
of
the
three
listed
re10w
and
Streets
fronting along any
suQject to the site plan approval provisions
to
and
of
the
M.
m
icipal
232
GoVernIIEllt Act) described re10w the Street listing:
pursuant Sections 231
Ritchie Street Sych1ey
Douglas Street remeen Falnnuth and Townsend Sych1ey
Hugh Street Sych1ey
the public street/
d
on
Wllch the
listed below.
road.,
Site Han Approval Provisions
All apntrnnt buildings, mixed use buildings with apartrnnts and townhouses on lot parcels fronting
along the above listed Streets are suQject to approval of a site plan p
( ursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of
e the following
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
nntters have been addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
ure the degree of stringency in
interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent (e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetsca~ intended to re protected by the
the M.
micipal
Act). ' Ihe
GoVerru:reIlt
criteria
1. ' Ihe
2.
3.
public street/road and any single
detached d\\
e1lings
to soften their starkness by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
All existing significant vegetation shall re retained except ~
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall re required to adequately dispose of storm and surface
parking
area
and
utility
structures shall re screened from a
water.
4.
5.
6.
7.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall re in corrpliance with the
definition for landscaped open area. That percentage rmy re reduced to as low as 111cF ~
the
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
For new construction and additions, the setbacks shall either nret the setback requirerrent of 20 ft. or
re screened ( as defined in this Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
the building ~
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
with
an
attractive fa~,
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to re converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall re so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
the parking area is to re accessed from any public/street/road shall re
Ingress and egress points ~
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
A mininum
not further exacerbated.
st:
andan:
l
Parking l'
Parking standards for residential developrrent shall re:
1 parking space per d\\
elling
unit for single detached
1 parking space per 2 d\\
elling
units or apartrnnts.
e.
d\\
e1lings;
and
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There is
obligation to provide the required nurrber of parking spaces on the sarre lot parcel occupied
HO\\
ever,
the soclesignated
by the apartrnnts or apartrrEnt building.
parking spaces shall be a ITEXinum
of 150 nEters from the entrance to the building in Wllch the apartrrents are located.
no
Section 5
Where the
CBD Boundary Re-
bonnclary
adju.stnEnt
of the CBD Zone is illustrated
as
Pemitted
being parallel to a public street/road within the
an lUlSpecified
CBD Zone (Street A),the extent of the provisions of the CBD Zone rmy apply for
distance beyond the bonnclary provided the following criteria is adhered:
the parcel,
part thereof, included in the site plan of the application for a Thveloprrent Permit
beyond the illustrated CBD bonnclary is part of a parcel within the CBD Zone and fronting along
a
or
public street/road within the CBD Zone;
or
it is to be consolidated with it; and
the
application is for a developrrent with all nnin buildings providing pedestrian access directly
from the clirection of the public street/road within the CBD Zone; and
no other chiveway access is permitted except for comer lot parcels also abutting a public
street/road intersecting the public street/road within the CBD Zone; and
no such bonnclary re-acljustrrent shall extend in the direction of a public street/
road (Street B) that
is within 10%
of being parallel with Street A any nnre than 25% of the average depth of the lot:
parcels fronting along Street B.
Section 6 ~
ufacturing and FIShery uses
The mmufacturing and fishery uses identified in the CBD list of Permitted Uses Section shall be
permitted in the CBD Zone on lot parcels located bemeen a public street/road and a harbour or on lot
parcels abutting a harbour.
Fish offal reduction plants shall only be permitted in the CBD Zone by developrrent agreerrent in
conpliance with the criteria of Part 6, policy 3.c of the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy.
Section 7
As \\
ell
NSP Uses Pemitted in CBD Zone in North
the CBD uses and their respective provisions, all
Sydney
permitted in the NSP Zone subject to the
NSP Zone requirerrents shall be permitted in the area of the CBD Zone in North Sych1ey within the 100
ft. buffer aronnd the NSP Zone as illustrated NSP Zone Buffer on the Land Use By-law Mlp.
as
Section 8
uses
Parking RequirellEnts Waived for nnst CBD land uses
No land uses
permitted in the CBD Zone shall be obliged to provide off-street parking except for:
c1eveloprrent in conpliance with the specific parking requiremnts in Section 4 of this
Part, as \\
ell as the p:
General Provision Sections establishing parking standards; and
ninent
accomrrrxlations service business c1eveloprrents only in conpliance with the p:
General
ninent
Provision Sections establishing parking standards.
residential
Section 9
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any CBD use
Pursuant to Part 2,
use
Policy 2.a of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate
perrritted in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
Section 10 Drivethroughs banned in the Core Area
No Thveloprrent Permit shall be issued for any CBD permitted use with a chive-through corrponent
providing nntor vehicle access from a chiveway intersecting any of the following Streets:
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any
Chrr10tte Street
Sych1ey
cial
ColTIll'fi"
Street Clace
cial
ColTIll'fi"
Street North Sych1ey.
Section 11
Bay
Utilities in support of the main
them
Are prohibited from any yard bemeen
as
c1efinedin this
a
nnin building and
Bylaw) fromany sidewalk. and ~
a
use
and
buildings enclosing
public street/road lIDless they are screened
a siclewalkfrompublic street/
road
there isn' t
nntor vehicle travel- way.
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PART 5
ARTERIAL BUSINESS CORRIDOR (ABC) ZONE
Section 1
ABC Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thve10prrent
only be issued in the ABC Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
conpliance
any
devoted to the use.
manufactming - only the following
agricultural products processing
alcohol processing
asserrb1y
bakeries
building supplies mmufacturing
garrrent mmufacturing
mmufactming chemicals
recreational- ( all) both public and business establishment except racetracks for motor vehicles
residential
all except mobile homes
area,>
serviced with both Municipal Hnter and se~
only in
develo)lIIEnt -
apartrnnt buildings
apartrnnts within a mixed used building only in
se~
area,>
serviced
r
with bath Municipal Hnter and
r
single detached dV\e1lings
only in
that do not have the dimemiom
townhouses
area,>
serviced
qf a mobile home a~defined by this By-law
with both Municipal water and se~ r
sales - ( all)
service aD.except
aninnl shelters, and aninnl sitting establisllnEnts are not permitted in areas
Mmicipal water and sewer
recycling facility using outdoor storage
traffiportation - (all) except coal retail distributionfacilities
Section 2
a.
All
ABC Lot Parcel
public
street/ road
or
150 feet (see Conversions and New Construction below for
required
boundary
explanation of
provisions)
Minimum
new
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
permitted uses in the ABC Zone are subject to the higher of either:
the lot parcel deve10prrent requirerrents in the General Provision Part;
the lot parcel deve10prrent requirerrents in the Table below
Minimum
serviced with both
building
setback for conversion to,
construction of,
residentia I
or
additions to
non-
10 feet from
a
the main
is residential. Refer to Section 8 if the residential
boundary
shared with
a
property within the ABC
and:New
OxNruction
1. ' The 150 foot mininum public street/road frontage provision is in effect for the
if any
of this Section:
deve10prrent
chiveway
access
is to be
the conversion* of existing residential
residential
provided to the public
the
following types
of
streets/roads listed at the end
buildings into an apartrrent building or any other non-
use; or
the construction of any new nnin buildings; or
the
establishm:nt of any new business deve10prrent land use
with the
Zone where
property is
in another Zone.
developments
b. CoIWersioffl
use
(e.g. car
exception if a one and two-W1it residential dwelling;
sales lot, paid parking lot),
and
expansion of any other non-residential use, except:very minor extensions
Building 0xIe, FIre 0xIe and building accessibility improverrents.
to
conp1y with
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For prnposes of this Section.
within a nnlti-use building
use
2.
~
n a non-residential use
nran ~
Exception to this Provision
Ihe 150 ft. provision of this
share the
used to clescribe
~
e
will exceed the floor
an
a
area
devoted to the residential
e
two or nnre
use.
acljacent lot parcels
provided:
the boundaries of the lot parcels affected that
shall have
change in the scale of a non-residential
Section rmy be waived ~
entrance/exit rarrps
sarre
a
the nnin use is residential, the word "conversion" shall
are
shared with the public street/road bonnclary
corrbined length of at least 150 ft.;
describing the entrance/exit rarrp and any chiveway leading to the acljacent lot
serviced by the entrance/exit rarrp is included in the deed clescription of the lot:
easerrent
parce1(
parce1( s)
s)
on
the present
Wllch the easerrent is/
are
owners
over;
and
of the lot parcels
restrictive covenant
benefiting from this provision provide an affidavit or
relinquishing any rights for additional public street/road entrance/exit
rarrps to their property.
3.
Public
streetsr/oads
affected by the conversions and new construction
frontage provisions
Sych1ey and Sych1ey River
Prince Street Sych1ey
Welton Street Sych1ey
Kings
Road
Grand Lake Road
Keltic Dive
Bay; and
King Street North Sych1ey
Reserve Street Glace
Section 3
Off-site/
off-public street/road parking
Ihe parking requirerrents correlated to the type and scale of any sales or service rmy be nEt at an
off-site/off-public street/road site for any developrrent located on a lot parcel fronting along the
sector of Prince Street between Disco and l\
tkhanic Streets
provided:
building being served; and
the distance traveled from the parking lot to the business being served dces not require crossing a
Level 1 or Level 2 public street/road in the CBRMJ1ierarchy. ' Ihese public streets/roads are
it is within 500 feet of the pedestrian entrance to the sales
or
service
listed in Schedule " A".
Section 4
ApartnEnts and Townhouses
Ihe
density requiremnt correlating the nurrber of apartrrents with the size of the lot parcel on Wllch the
developrrent is to be located in shall be:
1 d\\
elling
unit per 1, CXX) SCI. ft. of land on the lot parcel for an apartrrent building or mixed use
building with apartrrents; and
1 d\\
elling
unit per 2,CXX) SCI. ft. of land on the lot parcel for a townhouse.
Section 5
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
Display and Storage
permitted.
only be permitted to the rear of all nnin buildings
O1tdoor storage shall
pedestrian sidewalk.
and screened from any
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Section 6
Ihere is
Landscaping Provisions
requirem:nt to provide a mininum1andscaped open area.
conp1y with the definition of this By-law for landscaped open area.
no
Section 7
HO\\
ever,
all
exposed gronnd shall
Special Provisions for Reserve Street in Glace Bay
A Thveloprrent Permit for
a non-residential use
only be issued in the sector of Reserve Street within
Thveloprrent
following:
a site plan illustrating nntor vehicle off-public street/
road cross connections bemeen acljacent
properties in the parking area;
a site plan illustrating no nnre than one chiveway unless a report is included preprred by a traffic
engineer advocating that two chiveways are warranted based on traffic vo1llIres; and
in the opinion of the Traffic Authority, no other aspect of the proposed developrrent corrpromises the
recomrn:nelations
of the Reserve Street Traffic Study (Dx:errber
CBRM's ability to irrp1enEnt the
the ABC Zone after the
shall
Officer has received the
2003).
Section 8
Screening Provision adjacent Residential Zones
developrrent or its accessory parking area. or expansion of existing
developrrent including buildings and parking area. on a parcel of land abutting a parcel of land
occupied by a residential developrrent, or on the opposite side of a Level 1 public street/road. within a
zone with the word "Residential" in it shall be screened ( as defined in the Thfinitions Part of this By-law)
from the abutting residential property unless all aspects of the business developrrent are nnre than 100
feet from the bonnclary of the abutting residential parcel. (zoning amendment G915)
Any
new
construction of
a
business
business
Section 9
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any use in this Zone
Pursuant to Part 4,
use
Section 10
a. '
Policy 3.b of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate any
perrritted in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
The site
Special Provisions for Site of Tmck Repair Business on RichnDnd
Street,Sydney
subject
to this
Section
comprises
the property
parcel
consolidated from the property
on the next page.
identification nurrbers listed below and highlighted in red on the nnp
15<
nJ301
15562366
15128382
b. Other than the residential
uses
15128366 ( i.e. 10
Cape Breton Street,
and 151/ 121 Richrmnd Street)
listed in the Uses Permitted Section of this Zone ( i.e. Section 1) the
only other permitted use at the site subject to this Section shall be the operation of a nntor vehicle
repair and parts retail business developrrent in conpliance with the following provisions and Sections
c. '
6 and 8 of this Zone, and any relevant section of the General Provisions Part.
use of this site is corrprised of three m:
rin functions; the m:
rin building
The
~
repairs
take
place
and the storage of parts, equiprrent and nnterial used to repair nntor vehicles, the building housing
the business office, and the yard ~
e nntor vehicles waiting for repairs and staff nntor vehicles are
parked.
d
rin building at this site ancVor the conversion of the
No Thveloprrent Permit to expand the m:
at
15128366 into
a
fabricated nudular
business office without the written confinmtion from the
owner
that the pre-
zoning provision carre into effect
is to be rermved and the business office is to be re-1ocated within the building occupying PID#
15128366. ' The above nEntioned pre-fabricated nudular building shall be rennved within 6 nnnths
of the date the Thveloprrent Permit to expand the m:
rin building is issued.
e. ~
of
the
m:
r
in
shall
result
in
the dennlition. or the reduction in size of the
expansion
building
building existing on 15128366 as of the elate this arrendrrent carre into effect.
building
in existence at the site
d\\
elling
on
the date this
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1. All
2.
3.
4.
5.
buildings shall re a mininum of 10 feet from the Highway 105 right-of-way bonndary.
shall re a mininumof 3 feet
buildings, parking lots'areas,outdoor display and storage ~
from any lot parcel boundary shared with a lot:parcel occupied by a non-residential use.
All buildings,parking lots/
areas, and outdoor display shall re a mininumof 100 feet from any
residential d~ lling Wllch is:
located nnre than 300 feet from the Highway 105
right-of- way bonndary; or
on a lot parcel with frontage along a public street/
road other than Highway 105.
All outdoor storage ~
shall re a mininumof 200 feet from any residential cMelling:
located nnre than 300 feet from the Highway 105
right-of- way bonndary; or
on a lot parcel with frontage along a public street/
road other than Highway 105; and
All outdoor storage ~
reyond 300 feet from the Highway 105 right-of-way bonnclary shall re
screened from any d~ lling within 500 feet by an opaque vegetative, or topographic screen. or
All
corrbination thereof.
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PART 7
HARBOURSIDE KINGS ROAD BUSINESS CORRIDOR (HBC)
ZONE
Section 1
HBC Uses PenIitted
Thve10prrent Permits shall only be issued in the HOC Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
conpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
recreational -
only the following
public indoor and outdoor
fitness centers
residential- all except mobile homes
services - only the following
accomrrrxlations
alcohol
beverage service establishnEnts
an GLcessory
onlya<;
e to
u<;
another main
e
u<;
artist/artisan establishnEnt
entertainm:nt studio
arts/
business office
comrrunity service
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
funeral hOnES
health
care
lllli1I1aS
nnvie theatres
personal service business
printing and newsplper establishnEnt
protective only thefollowing
guard
coast
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
care
d\\
e1lings
restaurants
scientific
service
establishm:nt
conp1ex
tourist infornntion centers
Section 2
All
HBC Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
in the HOC Zone are suQject to the higher of either:
permitted
the lot parcel deve10prrent requirerrents in the General Provision Part;
the lot parcel deve10prrent requirerrents in the Table below
Minimum
uses
public
street/ road
frontage
or
150 feet (see Conversions and New Construction below for
explanation of provisions)
Minimum
building
setback
10 feet from
main
use
a
boundary
shared with
a
property where the
is residential
50 feet from
a
dwelling
in another
zone
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b. CoIWersioffl and New
:
OJffltruction
1. ' The 150 foot mininum public street/road frontage provision is in effect for the
developrrent if any
of this Section:
chiveway
access
is to be
the conversion* of existing residential
residential
provided
to the
with the
of
buildings into an apartrrEnt building or any other non-
use; or
the construction of any new nnin buildings; or
the
establishm:nt of any new business developrrent land use
the
public
following types
streets/roads listed at the end
(e.g. car
exception if a one and two-W1it residential dwelling;
expansion of any other
non-residential use,
sales lot, paid parking lot),
and
except:very minor extensions to corrp1y with
Building 0xIe, FIre 0xIe and building accessibility improverrents.
For prnposes of this Section. ~
used to clescribe a change in the scale of a non-residential
use within a nnlti-use building ~
e the nnin use is residential, the word "conversion" shall
n a non-residential use
nran ~
2.
Exception to this Provision
The 150 ft. provision of this
share the
sarre
will exceed the floor
area
Section rmy be waived ~
entrance/exit rarrps
devoted to the residential
e
two or nnre
use.
acljacent lot parcels
provided:
the boundaries of the lot parcels affected that
are shared with the public street/
road bonnclary
length of at least 150 ft.;
an easerrent describing the entrance/
exit rarrp and any chiveway leading to the acljacent lot
s)
serviced
the
e
xit
entrance/
parce1(
by
rarrp is included in the deed clescription of the lot:
s)
on
Wllch
the
easerrent
a
re
over; and
is/
parce1(
the present owners of the lot parcels benefiting from this provision provide an affidavit or
restrictive covenant relinquishing any rights for additional public street/road entrance/exit
shall have
a
corrbined
rarrps to their property.
3.
Public streets/roads affected by the conversions and new construction
Kings
Road
frontage provisions
Sych1ey
Landscaping Provisions
exposed gronnd shall corrp1y with the definition of this By-law for landscaped open area.
Landscaped open space shall be provided at the ratio of 113m the total area of the lot parcel unless a
1anclscaping plan is designed and corrp1eted by a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect
specializing in landscape installation that corrplies with the definition of this By-law for landscaped open
area.in Wllch case the landscaped open space shall be at least 5% of the total area of the lot parcel.
c.
All
Outdoor Display
d
O1tdoor display shall be permitted.
Section 3
The
use
ApartnEnts and Townhouses
density requiremnt correlating the nurrber of apartrrEnts within an apartrrEnt building or a mixed
building with the size of the lot parcel on Wllch the developrrent is to be located in shall be:
1 d\\
elling
unit per 1, CXX) SCI. ft. of land on the lot parcel for an apartrnnt building or mixed use
with
building
apartrrEnts; and
1 d\\
elling
unit per 2,CXX) SCI. ft. of land on the lot parcel for a townhouse.
Section 4
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any use in this Zone
Pursuant to Part 4,
use
Policy 3.b of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate any
perrritted in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
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PART 8
MIRA ROAD BUSINESS ( MRB) ZONE
Section 1
1\
1RB Uses Penritted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the MRB Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
recreational -
public
only the following
indoor and outdoor
fitness centers
residential -
only the following
that do not have the dimemiom qf
single detached dV\e1lings
two unit
a
mobile home
defined by this By-law
a~
dV\e1lings
sales -
only the following
bakery sales
boutiques
convenience stores
pharrmcy and convenience sales
video rental
services -
only the following
artist/artisan establisllnEnt
business offices
comrrunity service
comrrunity service residences
crerrntorillIIE
cultural service
illy cleaning pick-up and delivery depots
educational service
health
care
1aunch-ormts and 1annchies
personal service business
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
restaurants
scientific
care
dV\e1lings
subsidiary
a
a<;
e to
u<;
another permitted
e and
u<;
subject to Section 3
establishm:nt
site
specific uses pemitted
as the other permitted uses, the following business uses shall only be permitted on the lot:
parcels on Wllch they presently exist:
nntor vehicle sales, fuel service, and repair at Pill #15287204 ( 1430 CbJrge Street)
retailing, warehousing, and Wlo1esaling of baked goods at Pill #15284995 ( 1497 CbJrge Street)
no other land use except a parking lot servicing the mxlicalJbusiness corrp1ex known as the
( be determined
Healthpark on the south side of Weatherbee Road shall be permitted on Pill # to
after the lot parcel is created by ~
of Sulxlivision Approval). This lot parcel affected
encorrpasses a parking lot on the north side of Weatherbee Road directly across from the
Healthpark corrp1ex.
as V\
ell
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Section 2
All
1\
1RB Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirenEnts
in the MRB Zone are subject to the higher of either:
permitted
the lot parcel developrrent requirerrents in the General Provision Part;
the lot parcel developrrent requirerrents in the Table below
uses
street/ road
Minimum
public
Minimum
building
conversion to,
additions to
new
non-
50 feet*
frontage
setback for
10 feet from
construction of,
or
main
or
residential
use
a
boundary
shared with
a
property where the
is residential
50 feet from
a
dwelling
in another
zone
developments
This mininum public street/road frontage
elate this
Section 3
Restaurants
Restaurants shall
conpliance
a.
requirenEnt is waived for parcels that existed on the
By-law carre into effect.
as a
Subsidiary Use
only be permitted in the MRB Zone
with the
as a
subsidiary use to another permitted use in
following provisions:
Restaurants shall not: exceed 25% of the total sq. ft. of the
building
or
conp1ex
of
buildings
in the
proposed developrrent.
proposed developrrent shall consist of new developrrent or the conversion of existing nonbusiness developrrent.
A Thveloprrent Permit to establish a restaurant shall not be issued unless a Building Permit to
establish the rest of the conp1ex has already been issued and the foundation has been inspected and
approved by a Building fuspector.
Ihe application for a Thveloprrent Permit to establish a restaurant shall include a site plan illustrating
it as put of a larger conp1ex (the above mntioned proposed developrrent) including an entrance/exit
rarrp and traffic lanes linking a parking area with a public street/road shared with the rest of the
conp1ex.
Ihe restaurant shall have eat-in custOllTI"seating; and
rmy have a chive-through facility provided a traffic irrpact analysis is conchJcted by a practicing
professional engineer specializing in the field of traffic analysis and the findings are in conpliance
with the standards of the Traffic Authority.
Ihe sulxlivision of the complex site to create separate lot parcels encorrpassing each of the buildings
shall be permitted if parking is provided in conpliance with the By-law on the lot: parcel
encorrpassing each building. To prevent the proliferation of public street/road vehicular accesses,
any new lot parcels created shall only be obliged to provide vehicular easerrent access from the
public street/road to the on-site traffic lanes on each lot parcel.
b. 'Ihe
c.
d '
e. '
f.
g. '
Section 4
Outdoor
Display
O1tdoor display shall be p:
nnitted.
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PART 10
KELTIC DRIVE BUSINESS CORRIDOR (KBC) ZONE
Section 1
KBC Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the KBC Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
conpliance
any
devoted to the use.
agricultural
uses - (
kennels
all)
permitted in areas serviced with both Mmicipal water and se\\cr
manufactming - only the following
agricultural products processing
alcohol processing
asserrb1y
building supplies mmufacturing
mining products mmufacture in compliClJ1Le with Section 4
recreational- ( all) both public and business establishment except racetracks for motor vehicles
are
not
residential
develo)lIIEnt - (
all)
area,>
serviced with both Municipal Hnter and se~ r
apartrnnt buildings only in
area,>
serviced with bath Municipal
apartrnnts within a mixed used building only in
se~
Hnter
and
r
nnbile hone>
ellings
single detached d\\
in
only
townhouses
twounit
area,>
serviced
with both Municipal water and se~
r
d\\
ellings
sales - ( all)
service aD.except
aninnl shelters, and aninnl
sitting establisllnEnts
are
not
permitted in areas
serviced with both
water and sewer
Mmicipal
recycling facility using outdoor storage
traffiportation - (all)
cml retail distribution facilities in conpliance with Section 4
Section 2
Ihe lot:parcel
KBC Lot Parcel
developrrent
street/ road
Minimum
public
Minimum
building
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
requirem:nts
frontage
setback
for all
permitted uses in the KBC Zone are as follows:
50 feet
10 feet from
main
use
50 feet from
Section 3
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
a
boundary
shared with
a
property where the
is residential
a
dwelling
in another
zone
Display and Storage
permitted.
O1tdoor storage shall only be permitted to the rear of all nnin buildings and screened from the sector
of any public street/
road abutting the lot parcel ~
the outdoor storage is taking place.
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PART 12
CONVENIENCE STORE AND OPTIONAL USE ( COZ) ZONE
Section 1 (
DZ Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thve10prrent
only be issued in the CXJZ Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
conpliance
any
devoted to the use.
residential two
only the follomng
units within a mixed use
d\\
elling
two unit
building
d\\
e1lings
e1lings
single detached d\\
sales - only the follomng
antique sales
bakery sales
boutiques
that do not have the dimemiom
qf a mobile home a~defined by this By-law
convenience stores
service - only the
follomng
grooming
aninnl (done>
tic)
artist/artisan establisllnEnts
business offices
catering business
day care facilities
personal service businesses
reparr servlces
residential care
d\\
e1lings
All
penritted uses in the Zone in effect for acljacent abutting parcels ( other than public streets/roads
or service lanes) with the exception of PID# 15555543 at the corner of
Alexanch-a Street and Vogue
Street in PrinE Brook (750 Alexanrn-a Street) in Wllch case the permitted uses in the RUAZone shall
apply, andPID# 15441843 at the corner of Connaught Avenue and West Avenue in Glace Bay (4
Connaught Avenue) in Wllch case the permitted uses in the RUe Zone shall apply.
Section 2 ( DZ Lot Parcel
Ihe lot:parcel
Minimum
deve10prrent
public
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
requirem:nts
street/ road
for all
frontage
permitted uses in the CXJZZone are as follow>:
No minimum is established but the lot
shall abut and front
Minimum
building
Section 3
setback
NIL from
a
public
along
a
public
parcel
street/ road
street/ road
Parking RequirellEnts
Ihe parking requirerrents of General Provisions Part shall
only for the expanded flcor
apply, but only for any building expansion and
area.
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PART 13
PRINCIPAL URBAN INTERSECTION ( PUI) ZONE
Section 1
PUI Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
conpliance
any
in the Pill Zone for
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
of the
specific
following
uses
in
section of this Part
devoted to the use.
recreational -
public
only the following
both indoor and outdoor
fitness centers
DOr)
carrpgronnd on PID# 15821960 and 15780646 ( 20/22 Church road little
Bra,>
recreational business
establishm:nt (indoor only) at PID# 15193170 ( 7 Mapleview Drive)
residential - only the following
apntrnnts within a mixed use builclingfapntrnnt building only at PID# 15193170
nnbile hone> ~
the Pill Zone bonnclary is surronnded by a zone or zones ~
e nnbile
hone>
are permitted
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single detached dV\e1lings
a
two unit
a~
dV\e1lings
service - only the
following
accomrrrxlations
hotels at
scale
a
no
greater than an inn in compliance with the site plan approval
Cif Section
provision'>
2
inns in
compliance with
the site plan
approval
Cif Section
provision'>
2
anphitheater
art galleries
artist/artisan establishnEnt in
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
the
with
site
compliClJ1Le
plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
2
Section
if
provision<;
entertaimn:nt studio in
arts/
business offices
concert halls
clay care facility
nclcal clinics in
compliClJ1Le
with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
nuseurn;;
nursing hOnE
personal service business in compliClJ1Le
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
with the site plan
approval
if Section 2
provision<;
stations
fire
judicial
police
repair service
residential
in
care
restaurants in
compliClJ1Le
with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
dV\e1lings
compliClJ1Le
with the site plan
if Section 2
provision<;
approval
theatres
Section 2
Site
plan approval provisions
All artist/artisan establishnEnts,
business,
repair
service and restaurants
artslentertaimn:nt
studios, business offices, hotels,
of
site
personal
service
Sections 231 and
subject
approval
plan p
( ursuant
e the
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
ure the degree of stringency
following nntters have been addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, prrking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetsca~ intended to be protected by the criteria
micipal
232 of the M.
are
to
a
to
Govermrent Act). ' Ihe
47
a. '
b.
c.
Ihe
public street/road and any single
detached d\\
ellings
to soften their starkness by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and surface
parking
area
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
water.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
definition for landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
the
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
d
A mininum
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
g.
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
building ~
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
h
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points
the
f
designed
~
the parking
to ensure that any known
area
significant
is to be accessed from any publidstreet/
road shall be
traffic
problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any use in this Zone
Pursuant to Part 4,
use
Policy 3.b of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate any
perrritted in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
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PART 14
SERVICE
BUSINESS/ RESIDENTIAL
CORRIDOR (
SBR)
ZONE
Section 1
SBR Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thve10prrent
only be issued in the SBR Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
corrpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
recreational -
public
only the following
indoor and outdoor
residential -
only the following
elling
unit per 1, 500 sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel
apntrnnt buildings at a density of 1 d\\
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision'>
dormitories of educational or religious affiliations
e1lings
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single detached d\\
townhouses at a density of 1 d\\
elling
unit per 2,500 sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel in
compliance with Section 2
a
two unit
In
a~
d\\
e1lings
service - only the
following
artist/artisan establisllnEnt in
compliClJ1Le with the Site Plan Approval
if Section 2 and
provision<;
3
Section
if
provision'>
arts/
entertainm:nt studio in compliClJ1Le with the Site Plan Approval
if Section 2 and
provision<;
the PeiformarK:e ZDning
3
Section
if
provision'>
business offices in compliClJ1Le with the Site Plan Approval
if Section 2 and the
provision'>
PeiformarK:e ZDning
if Section 3
provision'>
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2 ( except day
provision'>
care
are listed below
not subject to the
and
service
residerK;
e
s
which
a<;
community
fGLilities
Plan
Site
Approval
nferenced
provision'>).
comrrunity service residences
day care facility
educational in compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 4
provision'>
service
businesses
in
the Site Plan Approval
with
compliClJ1Le
personal
if Section 2 and
provision<;
the PeiformarK:e ZDning
3
Section
if
provision'>
protective only thefollowing
the PeiformarK:e ZDning
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
care
d\\
e1lings
Site Plan Approval Provisions
Any land uses in the list of Permitted Uses of this Zone that reference this Section are subject to approval
of a site plan pursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the Mmicipal
Governm:nt Act. ' The Thve10prrent
Officer shall nrasure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the
scale of the deve10prrent and each and every feature of the deve10prrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area
etc.), and the proximity of the deve1oprrent, or any specific feature of it, to any other deve10prrent or
streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria.
a. '
The
parking
detached
area
d\\
e1lings
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public street/road and
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
any
single
49
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
be screened ( as defined in this
f.
g.
Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
the building ~
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
to
ensure
that
known
designed
any
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
Perfonnance
Zoning Provisions
All of the service business
shall
corrpile
a
errbellishm:nts,
Non- metal
or
Masonry
ade
fa<;
developrrents listed in Section 1 subject to Perforrmnce Zoning provisions
points by incorporating any corrbination of the types of protuberances,
or acljnncts listed below into the overall design of either a new or renovated building.
total of 2
vinyl siding
A minimum of 2
slopes
on
the roof
veranda at least 2 times the width of the front door
Street,
facing
a
Bay, dormer,
a
or
Street
oriel windows
or a
Embellished arches
protruding
from the exterior wall
Transoms
over a
door
facing
a
Street
or
over a
door
facing
a
Street with
a
shape
other than
a
Windows
a
point
2
points
2
points
1
point
per
1
point
per arch
1
point
per canopy
1
point
per transom
1
point
1
point
protuberance
rectangle
Widow' s walk
than
points
1
exterior side wall
Roof canopy
square
points
2
supported by pillars
Domed turrets
facing
2
exterior wall
on an
square
or
facing a Street with a shape other
rectangle having a glass area measuring at least
4 square feet each
Section 4
Storage
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and use of
equipn:Ent
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
instruction other than playgronnd
equipn:Ent
shall not be pennitted within 2CX)ft. of a dwelling.
50
proximity
of the
feature of it, to any other
developrrent, or any sp:rific
intended to re protected by the criteria.
a. '
Ihe
parking
detached
area
and
utility
structures shall re screened from a
to soften their starkness
d\\
e1lings
by
a
developrrent
public
or
streetscape
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall re retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall re required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall re in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy re reduced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonndaries to soften the starkness of
re screened ( as defined in this
Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
building ~
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged landscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to re converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall re so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
the parking area is to re accessed from any public/street/road shall re
Ingress and egress points ~
to
ensure
that
known
designed
any
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
the
f.
g.
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
Service uses
-
site
plan approval
Any
land uses in the list of Permitted Uses of this Zone that reference this Section are
of
site
plan pursuant
Sections 231 and 232 of the
subject to approval
Thveloprrent
Governmnt Act. ' Ihe
Mmicipal
interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the
scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area
etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any sp:
rific feature of it, to any other developrrent or
streetscape intended to re protected by the criteria.
a
Officer shall
a. '
Ihe
nrasure
parking
detached
area
d\\
e1lings
to
the
degree
of
and
utility
structures shall re screened from a
stringency
to soften their starkness
in
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall re retained except ~
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall re required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall re in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy re reduced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
re screened ( as defined in this
Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel bonndaries to soften the starkness of
the building ~
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged landscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to re converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
53
f.
g.
buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot:parcel.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
h
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking
Any
new
designed
to ensure that any known
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
area
significant
traffic problem identified
by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 4
Perfonnance
Zoning Provisions
No Thve10prrent Permit for any of the service business deve10prrents listed in Section 1 subject to
Perforrmnce Zoning provisions shall be issued unless a total of 4 points is corrpiled by incorporating any
corrbination of the types of protuberances, errbellislnrents, or acljnncts listed in the table on the next plge
into the overall
an
design of either a new building, or any existing building subject to a change in use ancVor
addition
Non- metal
or
Masonry
ade
fa<;
vinyl siding
A minimum of 2
slopes
on
the roof
veranda at least 2 times the width of the front door
Street,
facing
a
Bay, dormer,
a
or
Street
oriel windows
or an
Embellished arches
protruding
from the exterior wall
Transoms
over a
door
facing
a
Street
or
over a
door
facing
a
Street with
a
shape
other than
a
Windows
a
point
2
points
2
points
1
point
per
1
point
per arch
1
point
per canopy
1
point
per transom
1
point
1
point
protuberance
rectangle
Widow' s walk
than
points
1
exterior side wall
Roof canopy
square
points
2
supported by pillars
Domed turrets
facing
2
exterior wall
on an
square
or
Street with
facing
rectangle having a glass
a
area
other
shape
measuring at least
a
4 square feet each
Section 5
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
Storage and use of
equipn:Ent
instruction other than playgronnd
shall not be pennitted within 2CX)ft. of a dwelling.
equipn:Ent
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PART 16
RESIDENTIAL URBAN A (RUA) ZONE
Section 1
RUA Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the RUA Zone for one or nnre of the
follo\W1g uses in
with
relevant
section
of
the
Provisions
Part,
and
section
of this Part
General
conpliance
any
any specific
devoted to the use.
recreational -
only the following
indoor and outdoor
public
residential -
only the following
elling
unit per 1, 500 sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel in
apntrnnt buildings at a density of 1 d\\
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision'>
e1lings
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single detached d\\
townhouses at a density of 1 d\\
elling
unit per 2,500 sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel in compliClJ1Le
a
a~
with Section 2
two unit
d\\
e1lings
service - only the
following
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 3 (except day
provision'>
carefGLilities and community service residerK;
not subject to the
es which are listed below
a<;
nferenced Site Plan Approval
provision'>).
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
day care
educational in
compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 4
provision'>
the
with
site
compliClJ1Le
plan approval
if Section 3
provision'>
the
protective only
following
inns in
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
care
d\\
elling
ApartnEnts and Townhouses -
All apartrnnt
site plan approval
subject approval of a site plan p
( ursuant to Sections 231 and
micipal
e the
232 of the M.
Govermrent Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
ure the degree of stringency
follo\W1g nntters have been addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetsca~ intended to be protected by the criteria
a. '
Ihe
buildings
parking
detached
area
d\\
e1lings
and townhouses
and
utility
are
to
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public street/road and
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
any
single
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in conpliance with the
definition for landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
the
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
d
A mininum
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
the
building ~
the
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonndaries to soften the starkness of
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
55
f.
g.
developrrent with an attractive fa93cle, or a mmaged 1andscapxl yard.or a business developrrent that
uses either an attractive fa93cle e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
IIms and
All
new
inns and
a. '
The
parking
CollDIlIlity Services-site plan approval
expmsions of existing inns and
are suQject to approval of a site
comrrunity service uses that increase the floor area by nnre than 10%,
ure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that
plan ' The Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
detached
comrrunity
area
d\\
ellings
and
service
utility
uses
that reference this Section and
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public street/road and
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except Wlere its rennval is
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
any
single
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
1andscapxl open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF Wlere the
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
f.
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
building Wlere the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
developrrent with an attractive fa93cle, or a mmaged 1andscapxl yard.or a business developrrent that
uses either an attractive fa93cle e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking
the
area
designed to ensure that any known significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic problem identified
by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 4
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
Storage and use of
equipn:Ent
instruction other than playgronnd
shall not be pennitted within 200 ft. of a dwelling.
equipn:Ent
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PART 17
RESIDENTIAL URBAN B ( RUB) ZONE
Section 1
RUB Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the RUB Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
conpliance
any
devoted to the use.
recreational -
only the following
indoor and outdoor
public
residential -
only the following
elling
unit per 3,(XX)sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel in
apntrnnt buildings at a density of 1 d\\
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision'>
ellings
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single detached d\\
townhouses at a density of 1 d\\
elling
unit per 3,(XX)sq. ft. of land on the lot parcel in compliClJ1Le
a
a~
with Section 2
two unit
d\\
ellings
service - only the
following
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 3 (except day
provision'>
carefGLilities and community service residerK;
not subject to the
es which are listed below
a<;
nferenced Site Plan Approval
provision'>).
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
day care
educational in
compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 4
provision'>
the
with
site
compliClJ1Le
plan approval
if Section 3
provision'>
the
protective only
following
inns in
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
care
d\\
elling
ApartnEnts and Townhouses -
All apartrnnt
site plan approval
subject approval of a site plan p
( ursuant to Sections 231 and
micipal
e the
232 of the M.
Govermrent Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
ure the degree of stringency
following nntters have been addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetsca~ intended to be protected by the criteria
a. '
Ihe
buildings
parking
detached
area
d\\
ellings
and townhouses
and
utility
are
to
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public street/road and
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
any
single
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in conpliance with the
definition for landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
the
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
d
A mininum
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
the
building ~
the
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonndaries to soften the starkness of
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
57
f.
g.
developrrent with an attractive fa93cle, or a mmaged 1andscapxl yard.or a business developrrent that
uses either an attractive fa93cle e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
All
IIms and
collDIlIlity Services-site plan approval
comrrunity services, and expansions of existing inns and comrrunity service uses that
are subject to approval of a site plan p
by nnre than 10%,
( ursuant to Sections 231 and
micipal
e the
232 of the M.
Govermrent Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
nntters
have
been
addressed.
'Ihe
shall
~
ure
the
of
Officer
following
Thveloprrent
degree
stringency
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
new
inns and
increase the floor
a. '
Ihe
parking
detached
area
area
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public
street/road and any
a
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
by
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except Wlere its rennval is
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
d\\
ellings
b. All
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
1andscapxl open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF Wlere the
is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
Officer
Thveloprrent
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
f.
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
building Wlere the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
developrrent with an attractive fa93cle, or a mmaged 1andscapxl yard.or a business developrrent that
uses either an attractive fa93cle e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking
the
designed
to ensure that any known
area
significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic problem identified
by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 4
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and use of
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
Storage
equipn:Ent
instruction other than playgronnd
shall not be pennitted within 2CX)ft. of a dwelling.
equipn:Ent
58
PART 18
RESIDENTIAL URBAN C ( RUC) ZONE
Section 1
RUe Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the Rue Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
conpliance
any
devoted to the use.
agricultural- ( all) except kemzels subject to Section 3
recreational - only the following
exhibition fair gronncls at PID# 15018013 ( 105 Regent Street). ' The operation of acolTIIITI"
cial
recreational horse racing track at PID # 15018013 shall be suQject to a Thveloprrent Agreerrent
in conpliance with Policy 13. b of Part 5 of the CBRMMmicipal PLanning Strategy.
public indoor and outdoor
residential - only the following
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single detached dV\e1lings
a
two unit
a~
dV\e1lings
service - only the
following
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2 (except day
provision<;
carefGLilities and community service residerK;
not subject to the
es which are listed below
a<;
nferenced Site Plan Approval
provision<;).
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
clay care
educational in
compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 5
provision<;
the
with
site
compliClJ1Le
plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
the
protective only
following
inns in
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
care
dV\elling
IIms and
collDIlIlity services -
All
new
inns and comrrunity service
a. '
The
parking
site
plan approval
expansions of existing inns and
are suQject to approval of a site
comrrunity service uses that increase the floor area by nnre than 10%,
ure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that
plan ' The Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
detached
area
dV\e1lings
b. All
and
utility
uses
that reference this Section. and
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public street/road and
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
any
its rennval is necessary
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
single
for the
construction of the
c.
surface
water.
d
e.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in conpliance with the
definition for 1anclscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
the
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
For new construction and additions, the setbacks shall either nret the setback requirerrent of 20 ft. or
be screened ( as defined in this Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
the building ~
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
A mininum
59
f.
deve10prrent with an attractive fa93cle, or a mmaged 1anclscapxl yard.or a business deve10prrent that
uses either an attractive fa93cle e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and deve10prrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking
area
designed to ensure that any known significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic problem identified
by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
a.
b.
c.
Agricultural
With the
exception of kerme1s, the use of land.buildings, or structures for the prnposes of rearing and
caring for aninnls as agriculture is defined in this By-law shall be permitted on lot parcels or tracts of
land corrprised of a minimum of 1 acre.
Existing agricultural buildings or structures on lot: parcels or tracts of land corrprised of less than 1
acre rmy be enlarged or
reconstructed.
elling
other than a d\\
elling
New agricultural buildings located within 200 feet from any d\\
occupied
the
owner
of
the
shall
be
setback
a
mininum
of
feet
from
50
by
agricultural building
any lot parcel
bonnclary.
Section 4
As \\
ell
as
NSP Uses Pemitted in RUe Zone in North
the Rue uses and their respective provisions, all
NSP Zone requirerrents shall be permitted in the
ft. buffer aronnd the NSP Zone
Section 5
Storage
as
area
uses
Sydney
permitted in the NSP Zone
of the RUe Zone in North
illustrated NSP Zone Buffer
on
the Land Use
subject to the
within the 100
Sych1ey
By-law Mlp.
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and use of
equipn:Ent
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
instruction other than playgronnd
equipn:Ent
shall not be pennitted within 200 ft. of a dwelling.
j)
PART 19
RESIDENTIAL URBAN D ( RUD) ZONE
Section 1
RUD Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the RUD Zone for one or nnre of the
follo\W1g uses in
with
relevant
section
of
the
Provisions
Part,
and
section
of this Part
General
conpliance
any
any specific
devoted to the use.
agricultural) except ketmels subject to Section 3
recreational - only the following
public indoor and outdoor
residential - only the following
nnbile hone>
single detached
two unit
d\\
ellings
d\\
ellings
service - only the
following
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 3 (except day
provision<;
carefGLilities and community service residerK;
not subject to the
es which are listed below
a<;
nferenced Site Plan Approval
provision<;).
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
clay care
ech1cational
inns in
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
if Section 2
provision<;
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
All
care
d\\
elling
IIms and
collDIlIlity services -
inns and comrrunity service
site
plan approval
expansions of existing inns and
are suQject to approval of a site
by nnre than 10%,
ure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that
Officer shall ~
it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
new
comrrunity service uses
plan ' The Thveloprrent
a. '
The
parking
detached
area
uses
that reference this Section. and
that increase the floor
and
utility
area
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
public
street/road and any
a
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
by
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
d\\
ellings
b. All
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in conpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be rech1ced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
building ~
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged landscaped yard to pronnte their
the
61
establisllnEnt
f.
existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and deve10prrent on the acljacent lot:parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking
designed
e.g.
bed and breakfast
to ensure that any known
establishm:nt. For
area
significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic
problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
a.
Agricultural
With the
exception of kerme1s, the use of land.buildings, or structures for the prnposes of rearing and
as agriculture is defined in this By-law shall be permitted on lot parcels or tracts of
caring
land corrprised of a minimum of 1 acre.
Existing agricultural buildings or structures on lot: parcels or tracts of land corrprised of less than 1
acre rmy be enlarged or
reconstructed.
elling
other than a d\\
elling
New agricultural buildings located within 200 feet from any d\\
occupied
the
owner
of
the
shall
be
setback
a
mininum
of
feet
from
lot
50
by
agricultural building
any
parcel
bonnclary.
for aninnls
b.
c.
62
PART 20
RESIDENTIAL HERITAGE DWELLING ( RHD) ZONE
Section 1
RID)Uses PenIitted
Thve10prrent Permits shall only be issued in the RHO Zone for one or nnre of the
follo\W1g uses in
conpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
recreational -
public
only the following
indoor and outdoor
residential -
only the following
that do not have the dimemiom qf
single detached dV\e1lings
two unit
a
mobile home
defined by this By-law
a~
dV\e1lings
service - only the
following
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 4 (except day
provision<;
carefGLilities and community service residerK;
not subject to the
es which are listed below
a<;
nferenced Site Plan Approval
provision<;).
comrrunity service residences
day care
educational in compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 5
provision<;
inns in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 4
provision<;
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
a.
care
Lot Parcel
No standard mininum lot
determined
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
parcel
area
requirerrent is irrposed. 'The mininum lot parcel area will be
building footprint and conpliance with the setback
corrbination of the size of the
by
requirerrents.
:Main building setbacki<from a public street/
road
10 foot nIninnnn (refer to exception below)
20 foot maxiInnn (refer to exception below)
The above listed m:
rin building setrnck rmy be waived to preserve any tree with a mininumheight of
of the building is located within the rear half of the lot parcel.
15 feet, provided no nnre than 49%
01 a comer lot:parcel the rear half of the lot parcel shall be closest to the property bonnclary furthest
and yard
b.
dV\elling
a
area
from the tree.
7he minimwn setlxK;k for
buildings on a comer lot parcel shall only be applicable for the yard
building isfGLing.
mininumheight = storey and Yz with the
follo\W1g three exceptions:
e a garage is attached to the m:
rin building; or
provided no nnre than 25% of the total floor area of the m:rin building is on the part of the first
where the main
c.
entrClJ1Le to
the
floor with no second floor above it; or
the height of the first floor exceeds 20 ft.
d ' The roof of each m:
rin
two
e.
building (excluding
an
attached garage
or
veranda) nust have
a
mininum of
slopes.
Any detached accessory building, including a nntor vehicle garage, shall be located in the rear yard
The floor area of any detached accessory building shall not:exceed 30%
of the floor area of the m:
rin
63
building it is accessory to. A motor vehicle garage may be attached to the main building
provided:
the footprint of the garage does not exceed 25% of the floor area of all floors of the main
building (excluding the garage) above grade and the footprint of the garage does not exceed
50% of the footprint of the main building.
the nIninnnn setback of the garage from the public street/
road shall be equal to the setback
1
of the front mill of the main building plus
foot (e.g. if the front wall of the main building is
setback 10 ft.from the
public
street/
road, the garage
11UI.St
be setback at least 11
ft.from the public
street/
road)
f.
lliveway or parking spaces shall be prohibited from the part of the front yard directly bemeen the
front wall of the nnin building (excluding an attached garage) and the public street/
road.except by
nrans of site plan approval provisions (
Govermrent
pursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the M.micipal
Act) that incorporate a 1anclscaping plan that buffers the chiveway or parking space from the public
street/road
g.
h
FIre escapes are not permitted along the exterior wall of a building facing a Street.
All nnin buildings shall be oriented on the lot parcel within 85% of being parallel with the Street
except:for:
comer
lot
parcels;
lot parcels with at least 50%
of their
lot
parcels
with
frontage along a
cul-de- sac; and
equal
greater than 15,CXX) sq.ft. to take ITEXinum benefit of passive
the
widest
side of the nnin building in a southerly clirection
HO\\
ever,
orienting
to or
an area
solar energy by
the exterior wall of any nnin building with a length of 45 ft. or nnre on lot parcels greater than
15,CXX) sq.ft. shall be setback from the property bonnclary it is facing a mininumof 8 ft.
Section 3
Perfonnance
For I1h and 2
acljnncts
incorporating
on
Zoning Provisions
storey main buildings, the roof designs, ornarnntal
the nnin
building
or
single
detached
any corrbination of the types of
into the overall nnin
buildingfde\ l ing
design.
d\\
elling
errbellishm:nts,
nust =
a
errbellishm:nts,
protuberances,
protuberances, or
points by
acljnncts listed below
mininum of 5
or
For hmunit
dwellings, the roof designs, ornarnntal errbellisllnEnts, protuberances, or acljnncts on the
building mininum average of 6 points by incorporating any corrbination of the
of
elling
types
protuberances, embellisllnEnts, or acljnncts listed below into the overall d\\
design.
nust = a per
d\\
elling
ROOF DESIGNS
A
with four
dwelling
over a
or more
roof
slopes, excluding
points
dwelling
facing a
2
points
3
points
AND ADJlNcrs
verandas attached to either the front
Street,
2
dormer
PROIl.JBERANCES
which
the roof
are
or
supported by pillars,
with at least
one
floor of the veranda and the established
veranda
side of the
at least 3 times the width of the front door
on
Performance
duplex dwelling
Zoning points.
a
cannot
step between the
grade.
A
2nd storey
be used to calculate
verandas
extending the entire width of the exterior wall of the
dwelling facing a Street, supported by pillars, with at least one
step between the floor of the veranda and the established
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2nd storey
A
grade.
veranda
duplex dwelling
Zoning points.
on a
used to calculate Performance
cannot be
Domed turrets
Bay, dormer, and oriel windows that
the
dwelling' s
lot
can
be
seen
from
a
Street
3
points
1
point
per
1
point
per arch
1
point
per dome
1
point
per transom
1
point
1
point
2
points
protuberance
fronts
parcel
ORNAMENTAL EMBELLISHMENTS
Embellished arches
over a
door
facing
a
street
Roof domes
Transoms
square
or
over a
door
facing
a
Street with
a
shape
other than
a
rectangle
Widow' s walk
Windows
than
a
on an
square
exterior wall
or
facing
rectangle having
Street with
a
glass
a
area
other
shape
measuring
a
per window
at
least 4 square feet each
Exterior
cladding
Section 4
All
other than metal
IIms and
or
vinyl siding
collDIlIlity Services-site plan approval
expansions of existing inns and
comrrunity
by
suQject to approval of a site
The
shall
~
ure
the
of
in
Officer
plan '
Thveloprrent
degree
stringency interpreting the criteria so that
it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
new
inns and comrrunity service
service
a. '
The
parking
detached
uses
area
d\\
ellings
uses
that reference this Section. and
that increase the floor
and
utility
area
nnre
than 10%,
are
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
be screened ( as defined in this
f.
Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
the building ~
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points
designed
~
the parking
to ensure that any known
area
significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic problem identified
by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
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Section 2 ~
ufacturing and FIShery uses
The mmufacturing and fishery uses identified in the WNZ list of Permitted Uses Section shall be
permitted in the WNZ Zone on lot parcels located bemeen a public street/road and a harbour or on lot
parcels abutting a harbour.
Fish offal reduction plants shall only be permitted in the WNZ Zone by developrrent agreerrent in
conpliance with the criteria of Part 6, policy 3.c of the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy.
The sale of fishery produce a<;
an GLcessory
e to a
e shall be a
u<;
fishery u<;
permitted use.
Section 3
Outdoor
Storage
O1tdoor storage of fishery equiprrent is permitted in any yard other than the yard bemeen the public
street/road and the nearest m:rin building (to the public street/road) on the lot:parcel.
Section 4
Service uses
site
-
plan approval
The
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan (pursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the Municipal
Act) ~
e the following nntters have been addressed. ' The Thveloprrent Officer shall
GoVerru:reIlt
ure
the
degree
of
stringency
in
the criteria
interpreting
so
that it correlates with the scale of the
developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the
proximity of the developrrent, or any sp:rific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape
intended to be protected by the criteria.
a. '
The
parking
detached
area
d\\
e1lings
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
f.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in conpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Certified
Thveloprrent Officer
design
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
e1lings
on an acljacent lot:parcel.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points
d
A mininum
definition for
e.
the parking
~
area
designed to ensure that any known significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic
problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 5
Storage
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and use of
equipn:Ent
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
instruction other than playgronnd
Section 6
equipn:Ent
shall not be pennitted within 2CX)ft. of a dwelling.
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any use in this Zone
Pursuant to Part 4,
use
Policy 3.b of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate any
perrritted in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
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PART 22
PURVES STREET ( PSZ) ZONE
Section 1
PSZ Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the PSZ Zone for one or nnre of the
follo\W1g uses in
with
relevant
section
of
the
Provisions
Part,
and
section
of this Part
General
conpliance
any
any specific
devoted to the use.
recreational -
public
only the following
indoor and outdoor
residential
single
develo)lIIEnt detached dV\e1lings
two unit
only the following
that do not have the dimemiom
qf a mobile home a~defined by this By-law
dV\e1lings
sales -
only the following
boutiques in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
service - only the following
comrrunity service in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2 (except day
provision<;
carefGLilities and community service residerK;
not subject to the
es which are listed below
a<;
Plan
Site
Approval
nferenced
provision<;).
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
clay care
educational in
compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 4
provision<;
inns in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
personal service business in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
protective only thefollowing
coast
if Section 2
provision<;
stations
guard
fire
judicial
police
residential
care
restaurants in
Section 2
Site
dV\elling
compliClJ1Le
with the site plan
approval
if Section 2
provision<;
plan approval provisions
Any
land uses in the list of Permitted Uses of this Zone that reference this Section are
of
site
plan pursuant
Sections 231 and 232 of the
subject to approval
Thveloprrent
Act. ' The
Mmicipal
interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the
scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area
etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or
streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria.
a
Officer shall
a. '
b.
c.
The
nrasure
to
the
degree
and
utility
of
stringency
Governm:nt
in
public street/road and any single
detached dV\e1lings
to soften their starkness by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and surface
parking
area
structures shall be screened from a
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in conpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
Thveloprrent Officer is satisfied with the design of a Certified Horticultural Technician or Architect.
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonnclaries to soften the starkness of
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
building ~
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
the
69
f.
mmaged 1anclscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and deve10prrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points Wlere the parking
uses
either
an
attractive
fa93de e.g. professional
office
area
designed to ensure that any known significant
or a
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic
problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
As \\
ell
NSP Uses Pemitted in PSZ Zone in North
the PSZ uses and their respective
Section 4
Storage
provisions,
all
Sydney
permitted in the NSP Zone subject to the
NSP Zone requirerrents shall be permitted in the area of the PSZ Zone in North Sych1ey within the 100 ft.
buffer aronnd the NSP Zone as illustrated NSP Zone Buffer on the Land Use By1aw:Map.
as
uses
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and use of
equipn:Ent
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
instruction other than playgronnd
equipn:Ent
shall not be pennitted within 2CX)ft. of a dwelling.
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PART 23
WOLFE STREET NEIGHBOURHOOD (WSN) ZONE
Section 1 '-' SN Uses PenIitted
Thveloprrent Permits shall only be issued in the \VSN Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
corrpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
recreational -
only the following
indoor and outdoor
public
carrpgronnds
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
residential
develo)lIIEnt only the following
nnbile hone>
only on lot parcels that do not front along Wolfe Street
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single detached dV\ellings
in
a
two unit
a~
dV\ellings
service -
only the following
boutiques in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
service
in
the
with
site
compliClJ1Le
plan approval
comrrunity
if Section 2 (except day
provision<;
care
not subject to the
fGLilities and community service residerK;es which are listed below a<;
nferenced Site Plan Approval
provision<;).
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
clay care
educational in
compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 3
provision<;
hotels and nntels in compliance with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
inns in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
Section 2
if
provision<;
personal service business in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 2
provision<;
the
protective only
following
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
care
dV\elling
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
tourist cottages in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
restaurants in
Section 2
Site
if Section 2
provision<;
if Section 2
provision<;
plan approval provisions
Any existing boutiques, carrpgronnds, hotels, inns, personal service business, restaurants, or tourist
cottages are permitted at their existing site and only subject to the norrml lot parcel developrrent
provisions of this By-law. All new boutiques, carnpgronnds, comrrunity services ( except clay care
facilities and comrrunity service residences), hotels, inns, personal service business, restaurants, or tourist
GoVernIIEnt
cottages are suQject to approval of a site plan p
( ursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the M.micipal
Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
the following rmtters have been
addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall ~
ure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so
that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
a. '
Ihe
parking
detached
b. All
area
dV\ellings
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
existing significant vegetation
developrrent.
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the
71
c.
l\
Ib1sures,
including
lot
parcel grading,
shall be
required
to
adequately dispose
of storm and surface
water.
d
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area. That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as 111cF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
A mininum
definition for
e.
For
new
construction and additions, the setbacks shall either rnxt the setback
be screened ( as defined in this
lot
requirem:nt of 20 ft. or
bonndaries to soften the starkness of
f.
Bylaw) fromacljacent
parcel
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. residential
building ~
or a mmaged landscaped yard. or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a mmaged landscaped yard to pronnte their
establisllnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast
establishm:nt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
g.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points
the
designed
~
the parking
to ensure that any known
area
significant
is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
traffic problem identified
by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 3
Storage and Use of EquipllEnt Outdoors
and machinery outdoors \Wrich is associated with the educational
Storage and use of
equipn:Ent
instruction other than playgronnd
shall not be pennitted within 2CX)ft. of a dwelling.
equipn:Ent
72
PART 29
NORTHSIDE BUSINESS PARK (NBP) ZONE
Section 1
NBP Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the NBP Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
forestry - only the following
:
splitting and retailing of firewood
manufactming - ( all)
recreational- ( all) both public and business establishment except racetracks for motor vehicles
sales - ( all)
service -
only the following
accomrrrxlations hotelslnntels
alcohol
aninnl
beverage service
care
artist/artisan establisllnEnt
entertainm:nt studio
arts/
asserrb1y halls
business halls
business offices
comrrunity service (e.g. places
contractor general
contractor specialized trades
of worship, private service clubs)
crerrntorillIIE
cultural service (e.g. llllSellIIE)
educational service
enterta.inmnt service (e.g. nnvie theatres)
funeral hOnE
health
care
heavy equiprrent depots
irrponnd yard
and operational
yards
nntor vehicle fuel service and
nntor vehicle
cleaning
rep:rir and towing
personal service
printing and newsplper establisllnEnt
protective
recycling facility
reparr
servlce
restaurant
scientific
establishm:nt
self-storage facilities
service
corrp1ex
traffiportation - (all)
utility - only the following
generationltreatmn
: t/disposal facility
transnission
Section 2
NBP MninInn public street/
road frontage
a.
All lot parcels in the NBP Zone shall have
b.
Exception to this Provision
a
requirellEnts
mininum public street/road frontage of 150 ft.
78
Ihe 150 ft.
sarre
provision
of this Section rmy be waived Wlere two
or nnre
acljacent
lot
parcels
share the
entrance/exit rarrps
provided:
parcels affected that are shared with the public street/road bonnclary
shall have a corrbined length of at least 150 ft.;
an
easem:nt describing the entrance/
exit rarrp and any chiveway leading to the acljacent lot
parce1( s) serviced by the entrance/exit rarrp is included in the deed clescription of the lot
parce1( s) on Wllch the easerrent is/are over; and
the present owners of the lot parcels benefiting from this provision provide an affidavit or
restrictive covenant relinquishing any rights for additional public street/road entrance/exit rarrps
the boundaries of the lot
to their
Section 3
a.
property.
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
Display and Storage
permitted.
b. O1tdoor storage of aggregate rmterial and miscellaneous rmterials used in the ation
O(
fl" of the nnin
use shall be prohibited in any yard bemeen a nnin building and the public street/
road. Where it is
c.
d
e.
permitted. it shall be screened from a public street/road to soften the starkness by a corrbination of
a continuous fence, wall,
vegetation and fencing. ' Ihe definition of screen in the By-law ~
corrpact evergreen hedge or corrbination thereof, supp1enEnted with landscape planting that
effectively screens the property Wllch it encloses.
Used bodies or parts of autonnbiles or used bodies or parts of other vehicles, rmchinery or
equipnEnt is prohibited.
O1tdoor storage or parking of operable vehicles, equiprrent and rmchinery used in the ation
O(
fl" of
the business ( except rail cars used by a developrrent utilizing rail transportation) shall be prohibited
in any yard bemeen a nnin building and l\
Iennrial ive.
Such storage or parking is restricted to
the rear yard throughout the NBP Zone unless it is a parking area for operable equiprrent frarred in
a landscaped open space at least 1.5 nEters in width designed and completed by a Certified
Horticultural Technician or Architect sIXXializing in landscape installation that corrplies with the
definition of this By-law for landscaped open area.
no outdoor storage or parking area shall be introduced in a yard abutting a yard on an acljacent lot
parcel unless it is effectively screened from the abutting yard. or is frarred in a 1anclscaped open
space at least 1.5 nEters in width designed and corrp1eted by a Certified Horticultural Technician or
Architect sIXXializing in landscape installation that corrplies with the definition of this By-law for
1anclscaped open area.
Section 4
All
buildings,
existed
on
shall be
a
Setback from Dwellings
structures and outdoor
the elate this
mininum of
Section 5
storage
areas
shall be
a
mininum of 250 feet from any
By-law carre into effect. All parking lots/areas
elling.
100 feet fromany such d\\
and traffic lanes
on a
d\\
elling
that
lot parcel
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any use in this Zone
Pursuant to Part 4,
use
Policy 3.b of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate any
perrritted in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
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PART 30
SYDPORTjSYSCO INDUSTRIAL PARKS ( SIP) ZONE
Section 1
SIP Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
conpliance
any
in the SIP Zone for
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
of the
specific
following
uses
in
section of this Part
devoted to the use.
forestry - only the following
:
splitting and retailing of firewood
all)
manufactming - (
exceptfish offal reduction plants(nifer to Section 5)
recreational- ( all) both public and business establishment except racetracks for motor vehicles
sales - ( all)
service -
only the following
general
contractor specialized trades
contractor
crerrntorillIIE
health
care
heavy equiprrent depots and operational yards
irrponnd yards
nntor vehicle rep:rir, fuel service, cleaning, and towing
printing and newsplper establisllnEnt
protective
recycling
rep:rir associated with any mrrine use
reparr
servlce
recycling facility
scientific
self-storage facilities
Wlo1esale
traffiportation - (all)
utility - only the following
generationltreatmn
: t/disposal facility
transnission
Section 2
Sales shall be
Section 3.
Special
a
Condition - Sales
permitted accessory use to any m:rin use listed in Section
1.
Hard Services
For the prnposes of this Part, and in addition to their norrml ~,
and public street/road shall ~
those owned and nnintained by
piped water, sanitary
a
Federal,
or
se\\
cr
system
Provincial Gown
Corporation
Section 4
Outdoor
Display and Storage
O1tdoor display and storage shall be permitted.
Section 5
Fish Offal Reduction Plants
Fish offal reduction plants shall
conpliance
only be permitted in the SIP Zone by developrrent agreemnt in
Mmicipli PLanning Strategy.
with the criteria of Part 6, policy 3.c of the
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PART 36
PRIME BROOK INDUSTRIAL (IPB) ZONE
Section 1
IPB Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
conpliance
any
in the IPB Zone for
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
of the
specific
following
uses
devoted to the use.
manufactming - ( all) exceptfish offal reduction plants
sales - only the follomng
warehouses
service -
only the following
specialized trades
contractor
crerrntorillIIE
heavy equiprrent depot and operational yards
nntor vehicle rep:rir, fuel service, cleaning, and towing
reparr
servlce
recycling facility - only the following
collection depot
parts separation
self-storage facilities
Wlo1esale
traffiportation - (all) except coal retail distributionfacilities
Section 2
Ihe lot:parcel
IPB Lot Parcel
developrrent
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
requirem:nts
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD
for all
permitted uses in the IPB Zone are as follows:
50 feet
FRONTAGE
MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK
10 feet from
a
10 feet from
a
main
use
Outdoor
shared with
a
public
shared with
a
street/ road
property where the
is residential
50 feet from
Section 3
boundary
boundary
a
dwelling
in another
in
section of this Part
zone
Display and Storage
O1tdoor display is
permitted.
O1tdoor storage shall be permitted in all yards except bemeen the public street/road and the nearest
m:
rin building.
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PART 37
PRIME BROOK SALES/ SERVICE ( SSP) ZONE
Section 1
SSP Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
corrpliance
any
in the SSP Zone for
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
of the
specific
following
uses
in
section of this Part
devoted to the use.
agricultural uses - ( all)
fishery uses - ( all)
forestry all forestry uses including
sawmills
splitting,chunking and retailing or mroIesaling of forestry products in compliance with
Section 8
manufactming - only the following
an optional
e at the site if an abandonedfishery products processing establishment
u<;
asserrb1ya<;
or agricultural building
forestry products mmufacturing in compliClJ1Le with Section 4
mining products mmufacturing in compliClJ1Le with Section 4
recreational- only the following
all except racetracks for nntor vehicles and carrpgronnd
residential- only the following
nnbile hone>
single detached
d\\
ellings
travel trailers
two unit
d\\
ellings
sales - ( all) subject to Section 2
service (all) suliect to Section 2
traffiportation uses - (
Section 2
all) subject to Section 2
Sales/service DevelopllEnts and Residential
DevelopllEnt
Any nnin buildings associated with a sales or service use shall be effectively screened from any
within 300 feet by an opaque vegetative, or topographic screen. or corrbination thereof.
Section 3
SSP
Lot
Parcel
d\\
elling
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts for Residential
Development
Ihe lot:parcel
Section 4
developrrent
permitted residential uses in the SSP Zone are as follows:
2 ACRES
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD FRONTAGE
275 feet
Mning products manufactming
of 1, 200 feet frama
Where the
for all
MINIMUM LOT PARCEL AREA
All nnin buildings associated with
Section 5
requirem:nts
a
mining products mmufactming land use shall be setback a mininum
d\\
elling.
Boundary not to be adjusted
bonnclary of this Zone does not follow a lot parcel bonnclary it is not to be altered.
intended to represent
a
It is
setrnck
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PART 38
DONKIN
HIGHWAY BUSINESS AND
MANUFACTURING
DBM) ZONE
Section 1
DBMUses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the DBM Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
conpliance
any
devoted to the use.
Manufacturing - only the following
asserrb1y
sales - ( all)
service - ( all) except
contractor general
heavy equiprrent depots
heavy equiprrent depots and operational yards
nntor vehicle rep:rir, fuel service, cleaning, and towing
recycling facility using outdoor storage
Section 2
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
Display and Storage
permitted.
O1tdoor storage shall be permitted in all
m:
rin building.
yards except between the public street/road and the nearest
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PART 39
Section 1
SERVICE INDUSTRIAL (SIZ) ZONE
SIZ Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
conpliance
any
in the SIZ Zone for
of the
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
specific
following
uses
devoted to the use.
forestry - only the following
:
splitting and retailing of firewood
sales - only the following
warehouses
service -
only the following
general
contractor specialized trades
ational yards
heavy equiprrent depots and ~
irrponnd yards
nntor vehicle rep:rir, fuel service, cleaning, and towing
recycling facilities
contractor
reparr servlce
self storage facilities
Section 2
Ihe lot:parcel
SIZ Lot Parcel
developrrent
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
requirem:nts
for all
permitted uses in the IDG Zone are as follows:
MINIMUM LOT PARCEL AREA
NIL
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD
50 feet
FRONTAGE
MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK
10 feet from
a
10 feet from
a
main
use
Outdoor
shared with
a
public
street/ road
shared with
a
property where the
is residential
50 feet from
Section 3
boundary
boundary
a
dwelling
in another
zone
Display and Storage
O1tdoor display and storage shall be permitted.
Section 4
All
new
Mltor Vehicle Public street/road Access - New Land Uses
land uses, other than expansion of those
existing prior to 2005
General Provision. shall be required to provide nntor vehicle
Avenue only.
access
or
those land uses
to the site
in
section of this Part
permitted as a
directly via Connaught
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PART 40
SMALL URBAN COMMUNITIES ( UCS) ZONE
Section 1
ues Uses PenIitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the ues Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
agricultural uses - ( all)
fishery uses - ( all)
manufactming - only the following subject to Section 3
an optional
e at the site
u<;
if an abandonedfishery products processing
asserrb1ya<;
establishment or agricultural building
fishery products mmufactming exceptfish c!ffal reduction plants( nfer to Section 3)
recreational- only the following
public indoor and outdoor
residential
develo)lIIEnt only the following
nnbile hone>
single detached
two unit
sales -
d\\
e1lings
d\\
e1lings
only the following
sale of fishery produce
general
warehouse
an
a<;
e to a
u<;
an GLcessory
a<;
store and service centers in
optional
e at
u<;
fishery
e.
u<;
with the site plan
compliClJ1Le
approval
if SectionS
provision<;
an
if abandonedfishery products processing
the site
establishment
olesale
an
a<;
optional
e at
u<;
the site
if an abandonedfishery products processing
establishment
service -
only the following
business offices
comrrunity service
comrrunity service residences
cultural service
educational in
compliClJ1Le with the
if Section 7
provision<;
approval
hotels up to 10 units in compliClJ1Le with the site plan
inns in compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 6
provision<;
if Section 6
provision<;
lllll1I1aS
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
care
self-storage
d\\
e1lings
facility
an
a<;
optional
e at
u<;
the site
uses
listed in this
if an abandonedfishery products processing
establishment
Section 2
O11y
Siting Provisions
the m:
rin buildings of the sales/ service
shall be located within the
Section 3
bonnclary
of the ues Zone
Fishery Products
~
as
zone
illustrated
which are not listed in the RCB Zone
on
the Uilld Use
By-law Mlp.
ufacturing
shall be permitted in the ues Zone
on lot parcels located bemeen a
Fishery products mmufactming
r
oad
and
a
harbour
or
on
lot
a
harbour.
street/
public
parcels abutting
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Fish offal reduction plants shall
only be permitted in the Des Zone by developrrent agreenEnt in
corrpliance with the criteria of Part 6, policy 3.c of the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy.
Section 4
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
Display and Storage
permitted.
O1tdoor storage of fishery equiprrent is permitted in any yard other than the yard bemeen the public
street/road and the nearest m:rin building (to the public street/road) on the lot parcel.
Section 5
All
General Store and Service Centers - site plan approval
suQject to approval of a site plan p( ursuant to Sections 231 and 232
the following
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
nntters have been adchessed. ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the degree of stringency in
interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature
of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any
specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria.
general
stores and service centers are
of the M.
micipal
a. '
Ihe
building, parking
detached
b.
c.
d
nt Act). ' Ihe
Gov~
area
and
utility
structures shall be buffered and screened from any
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
outdoor
nust
be
directed
Any
lighting
away from aclj acent properties.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
d\\
ellings
single
to soften their starkness
for the
surface
water.
e.
All of the
f.
O1ly
one
Section 6
All
item;;
required by this Section shall be
ground sign shall be permitted.
Hotels and IIms - site
plan approval
expansions
existing hotels and inns that increase the floor area by nnre
of
a
site
nt
approval
plan p( ursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the Mtmicipal Gov~
Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
the following rmtters have been
addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so
that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the c1eveloprrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
new
hotels and inns, and
adequately m:rintained.
of
than 10%,
are subject to
a. '
Ihe
parking
detached
area
d\\
ellings
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
b. All
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
e.
f.
g.
Any outdoor lighting nust be directed away from aclj acent properties.
Setbacks shall be correlated to the scale of the hotel building, the annunt of existing vegetation that is
capable of lessening its irrpact on acljacent single detached cMellings.
Signs shall be limited to one per public street/road access point.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
to
ensure
that
known
designed
any
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
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PART 41
Section 1
RURAL CBRM ( RCB) ZONE
RCB Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the RCB Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use, provided the development is not to be serviced by a
rnRl\1 sanitary sewer main.
Thveloprrents to be serviced by a sanitary se\\ef m:rin shall be subject to the provisions of the Zone in
effect from ~
e the sanitary
se\\
ef m:
rin is being extended, or subject to any General Provision that
would otherwise
COnE
into effect.
agricultural uses - ( all)
fishery uses - ( all)
forestry all forestry uses i11Lluding
sawmills
splitting, chunking and retailing or Wlolesaling of forestry prOOucts in compliClJ1Le with Section 8
manufactming - only the following
an optional
e at the site if an abandonedfishery products processing
u<;
assenDlya<;
establishment or agricultural building
forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing in compliClJ1Le with Section 4
mining prOOucts rmnufacturing in cornpliClJ1Le with Section 9
recreational- only the following
all except racetracks for nntor vehicles and carrpgrounds ( existing carrpgrounds are listed as
permitted below)
existing carrpground at PID#15330096, 15330047, 15701568, 15331036, 15331028, and
15330047 (6136- 6140 East Bay Highway, BenEoin)
existing carrpground at Pill #15072598 ( 10 Johnson Road Extension, little Bras DO)
existing carrpground at PID#15270234 (5781 Ullon Highway)
existing carrpground at Pill #15354285 ( 5785-5789 Highway 22, Catalone)
existing carrpground at Pill #15841273 ( 3241 Grand Mira North Road, Sandfield)
residential- only the following
apartrrents in a converted comrrunity or educational service building
nnbile hOnES
residential resort
corrplex
single c1etached
d\\
ellings
travel trailers
two unit
d\\
ellings
sales -
only the following
bakery sales
boutiques
convenience stores in
compliClJ1Le
sale of fishery prOOuce
Wlolesale
an
a<;
with the site plan approval
an accessory
a<;
optional
e at
u<;
the site
if Section 5
provision<;
fishery
if an abandonedfishery products processing
e to a
u<;
e
u<;
establishment
warehouse
an
a<;
optional
e at
u<;
the site
if an abandonedfishery products processing
establishment
service -
only the following
aninnl (donEStiC)
care
facilities
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boat charter
business offices
comrrunity service
comrrunity service residences
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Section 4
Forestry Products
~
ufactming
forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing use shall be a mininum
d\\
elling
of the proprietor.
Ihe site of the forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing use shall front along a public street/road owned and
maintained by the Cape Breton Regional Mmicipality or the Province of Nova Scotia
Any buildings
or
structures associated with a
of 1, CXX)feet from any
Section 5
other than the
d\\
elling
Convenience Stores and restaurants - site plan approval
All convenience stores and restaurants
subject to approval of a site plan (pursuant to Sections 231 and
e the
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
nntters
have
been
addressed.
'Ihe
shall
rreasure
the
of
Officer
following
Thveloprrent
c1egree
stringency
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
micipal
232 of the M.
a. '
Ihe
building, parking
detached
b.
c.
d
are
nt Act). '
Gov~
area
and
Ihe
utility
structures shall be buffered and screened from any
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
outdoor
nust
be
directed
Any
lighting
away from aclj acent properties.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
d\\
ellings
single
to soften their starkness
for the
surface
water.
e.
All of the
f.
O1ly
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
g.
one
item;;
required by this Section shall be
ground sign shall be permitted.
adequately m:rintained.
not further exacerbated.
Section 6
All land
Hotels and Mltels - site
a. '
b.
c.
Ihe
that reference this Section
plan approval
subject to approval of a site plan p
( ursuant to Sections 231 and
micipal
nt Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
e the
232 of the M.
Gov~
following nntters have been addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the c1egree of stringency
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
uses
public street/road and any single
detached d\\
ellings
to soften their starkness by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary for the
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and surface
parking
area
and
are
utility
structures shall be screened from a
water.
d
e.
f.
Setbacks shall be correlated to the scale of the hotel
building, the annunt of existing vegetation that is
ellings.
capable of lessening its irrpact on acljacent single detached d\\
Signs shall be limited to one per public street/road access point.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
to
ensure
that
known
designed
any
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
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Section 7
Heavy equipllEnt depots
Heavy equiprrent depots
as a
hOnE business
Ihe ITEXinumnurrber of pieces of heavy
No
nnre
are
permitted in corrpliance with the following provisions.
equiprrent
shall be 3 per
depot.
than 1
Each depot
depot per lot parcel.
nust be located on the SanE lot
elling
of the owner/ator.
parcel as the d\\
O(
fl"
units)
cannot
be
equiprrent (
refrigeration
O(
ated.
fl"
When a trailer is not attached to a truck it is considered a separate piece of equiprrent.
When a nntor vehicle repair business developrrent is operated at the SanE site as a heavy equiprrent
operation there still cannot be nnre than 3 pieces of heavy equiprrent on site.
Noise producing
Section 8
e.g.
Splitting, Chunking and Retailing/wholesaling Forestry uses
Splitting, chunking
and
retailing/Wlolesaling forestry
unless at another location setback from any
Section 9
Mning Products
~
d\\
elling
a
uses
shall
only
be
permitted
at the harvested site
rrininumdistance of 1, CXX)feet.
ufactming at a Constru.ction Site
Manufacturing using raw minerals at a construction site shall be permitted only as a terrporary ancillary
use to the project provided:
the rmnufacturing occurs within 200 feet of the construction site; and
the rmnufacturing is at least 200 feet from a d\\
elling.
Section 10
Provisions when developllEnt is serviced by CBRM sewer
A Thveloprrent Permit to permit any of the uses listed as permitted in Section 1 of this Zone shall only be
issued if the use proposed is not serviced by a CBRM sanitary
se\\
ef rmin. Any proposed developrrent in
this Zone intended to be serviced
acljacent
urban
Provision in all
zone
by a CBRM sanitary se\\ef m:rin nust also be a permitted use in the
sanitary se\\ef m:rin is being extended, or it is permitted as a General
from Wlich the
zones.
96
fitness centers
health
care
heavy equipnEnt depots
if Section 3
provision'>
hotels up to
hotels with
In
with the
compliance
if Section
provision'>
7 and the setlxK;k
ITExinum of 10 rental units
a
nnre
than 10 rental units in
compliClJ1Le
with the site
plan approval
if
provision'>
Section 6
mns
nntels in
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 6
provision'>
rep:rir service subject to the outdoor storage
if Section
provision'>
3
Section
if
provision'>
nntor vehicle
setlxK;k
2 and the
nursing hOnES
personal service businesses
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
military
police
reparr servlces
residential care
restaurants in
d\\
ellings
if Section 5
provision'>
an optional
e at the site if an abandonedfishery products processing
a<;
u<;
compliClJ1Le
self-storage facilities
with the site plan approval
establishment
tourist cottage corrplex up to a ITExinum of 10 tourist cottages
tourist cottage corrplex with nnre than 10 tourist cottages in
approval
Section 2
compliance
with the site
plan
if Section 6
provision'>
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
Display and Storage
permitted.
O1tdoor storage of nntor vehicles displaying a valid Province of Nova Scotia Vehicle Permit or
displaying a valid safety inspection sticker awaiting rep:rir at a nntor vehicle and related service shall
be permitted.
O1tdoor storage of derelict nntor vehicles not displaying a valid Province of Nova Scotia Vehicle
Permit or displaying a valid safety inspection sticker, used bodies or parts of nntor vehicles, or used
bodies
or
parts of other vehicles, rmchinery
or equiprrent, shall not be permitted.
developrrent is ated
O(
fl" at the SanE site as a heavy equipnEnt
still cannot be nnre than 3 pieces of heavy equiprrent on site."
When a nntor vehicle repair business
operation there
Section 3
Setback Provisions from dwellings
All land uses,
d\\
elling,
buildings and structures subject to this Section shall be a mininumof 300 feet froma
elling
of the proprietor of the business.
other than the d\\
Section 4
Forestry Products
~
ufactming
forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing use shall be a mininum
d\\
elling
of the proprietor.
use shall front along a public street/
road owned and
maintained by the Cape Breton Regional Mmicipality or the Province of Nova Scotia
Any buildings
or
structures associated with a
of 1, CXX)feet from any d\\
elling
other than the
Ihe site of the forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing
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Section 5
Convenience Stores and restaurants - site plan approval
All convenience stores and restaurants
subject to approval of a site plan (pursuant to Sections 231 and
micipal
nt Act). ' The Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
e the
232 of the M.
Gov~
following nntters have been addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the c1egree of stringency
in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every
feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or
any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
a. '
Ihe
building, parking
detached
b.
c.
d
area
and
are
utility
structures shall be buffered and screened from any
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
Any outdoor lighting nust be directed away from aclj acent properties.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
d\\
ellings
single
to soften their starkness
for the
surface
water.
e.
f.
g.
All of the
item;;
required by this Section shall be adequately m:rintained.
O1ly one ground sign shall be permitted.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
to
ensure
that
known
designed
any
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 6
Hotels and Mltels - site
All hotels and nntels
plan approval
subject to approval of a site plan p( ursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the M.micipal
the following nntters have
GoVerIll:Ifllt Act). ' The Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
been aclclressed. ' The Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the degree of stringency in interpreting the
criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the
developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific
feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria.
a. '
Ihe
parking
detached
area
d\\
ellings
are
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
Setbacks shall be correlated to the scale of the hotel
of lessening its
e.
f.
building, the annunt of existing vegetation that is
detached
d\\
ellings.
capable
irrpact
acljacent single
shall
be
limited
to
one
road
access
street/
Signs
per public
point.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
on
not further exacerbated.
Section 7
Heavy equipllEnt depots
Heavy equiprrent depots
as a
hOnE business
Ihe ITEXinumnurrber of pieces of heavy
No
nnre
are
permitted in corrpliance with the following provisions.
equiprrent
shall be 3 per
depot.
than 1
Each depot
depot per lot parcel.
nust be located on the SanE lot
elling
of the owner/ator.
parcel as the d\\
O(
fl"
Noise producing equiprrent (e.g. refrigeration units) cannot be ated.
O(
fl"
When a trailer is not attached to a truck it is considered a separate piece of equiprrent.
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When a nntor vehicle repair business
operation there
Section 8
still
can
developrrent is operated at the SanE site as a heavy equipnEnt
3 pieces of heavy equipnEnt on site."
not be nnre than
Splitting, Chunking and Retailing/wholesaling Forestry uses
Splitting, chunking
and
retailing/Wlolesaling forestry
unless at another location setback from any
Section 9
Mning Products
minerals at
~
d\\
elling
a
uses
shall
only
be
permitted
ufactming at a Constru.ction Site
construction site shall be permitted only
Manufacturing using
to the project provided:
the rmnufacturing occurs within 200 feet of the construction site; and
the rmnufacturing is at least 200 feet from a d\\
elling.
raw
a
at the harvested site
rrininumdistance of 1, CXX)feet.
as a
terrporary ancillary
use
Section 10
Special Provision for Grand Lake RoadISydney Road
5. b.3 of Part 2 of the Mmicipli
Policy
Planning Strategy, Thveloprrent Permits for the
in
use,
of
expansion, change
existing developrrents shall be permitted in corrpliance with Part 51 of
this By-law.
HO\\
ever,
no Thveloprrent Permits shall be issued for any new business c1eveloprrent on lot
the Traffic Authority' s
parcels fronting along the sector of Grand Lake Road and the Sydney Road ~
speed limit is 80 kilonEters per hour.
Pursuant to
or
Section 11
Provisions when developllEnt is serviced by CBRM sewer
A Thveloprrent Permit to permit any of the uses listed as permitted in Section 1 of this Zone shall only be
issued if the use proposed is not serviced by a CBRM sanitary
se\\
ef rmin. Any proposed developrrent in
this Zone intended to be serviced
by a CBRM sanitary se\\ef m:rin nust also be a permitted use in the
acljacent urban zone from Wlich the sanitary se\\ef m:rin is being extended, or it is permitted as a General
Provision in all
zones.
Section 12
Prohibiting the use of llDbile holIES for any use in this Zone
Pursuant to Part 4,
use
pernitted
Policy 3.b of the Planning Strategy, the use of a nnbile hOnE converted to operate any
in this Zone is banned throughout the jurisdiction of this Zone.
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protective only thefollowing
coast
stations
guard
fire
judicial
police
reparr servlces
residential care
d\\
ellings
compliClJ1Le with the site plan approval
if Section 6
provision'>
tourist cottage corrplex up to a ITEXinum of 10 tourist cottages
tourist cottage corrplex with nnre than 10 tourist cottages in compliance
approval
if Section 7
provision'>
restaurants in
Section 2
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
with the site
plan
Display and Storage
permitted.
O1tdoor storage of nntor vehicles displaying a valid Province of Nova Scotia Vehicle Permit or
displaying a valid safety inspection sticker awaiting rep:rir at a nntor vehicle and related service shall
be permitted.
O1tdoor storage of derelict nntor vehicles not displaying a valid Province of Nova Scotia Vehicle
or displaying a valid safety inspection sticker, used bodies or parts of nntor vehicles, or used
Permit
bodies
or
parts of other vehicles, rmchinery
equiprrent, shall not be permitted.
developrrent is ated
O(
fl" at the SanE site as a heavy equipnEnt
still cannot be nnre than 3 pieces of heavy equiprrent on site."
or
When a nntor vehicle repair business
operation there
Section 3
Setback Provisions from dwellings
All land uses,
d\\
elling,
buildings and structures subject to this Section shall be a mininumof 300 feet froma
elling
of the proprietor of the business.
other than the d\\
Section 4
Forestry Products
~
ufactming
forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing use shall be a mininum
d\\
elling
of the proprietor.
use shall front along a public street/
road owned and
maintained by the Cape Breton Regional Mmicipality or the Province of Nova Scotia
Any buildings
or
structures associated with a
of 1, CXX)feet from any d\\
elling
other than the
Ihe site of the forestry prOOucts rmnufacturing
Section 5
a.Notice
Residential
DevelopllEnt
about
gravel deposit
Thveloprrent Officer shall include a statenEnt along with the Thveloprrent
use that a significant gravel deposit ancVor activity is located in the vicinity.
Ihe
Permit for
a
resiclential
b.Residential subdivisions restricted
A Thveloprrent Permit for
only be granted on a lot parcel fronting along a public
prior
By-law. Pursuant to policy 4.f in Part 6 of the
new
residential
subdivision
Mmicipli PLanning Strategy, any
developrrent large enough to require the
construction of a public street/road shall be obliged to get specific approval from Regional Cbuncil after a
public hearing is conducted to anEI1d the zoning of the site affected to either the RRS or the RCB Zone.
street/road that existed
a
residential
use
shall
to the effective date of this
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Section 6
Convenience Stores and restaurants - site plan approval
All convenience stores
subject to approval of a site plan (pursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the
M.
micipal
nt Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
the following
Gov~
nntters have been adchessed. ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the degree of stringency in
interpreting the criteria so that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature
of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any
specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
a. '
Ihe
building, parking
detached
b.
c.
d
are
area
and
utility
structures shall be buffered and screened from any
by a corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
Any outdoor lighting nust be directed away from aclj acent properties.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
its rennval is necessary
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
single
to soften their starkness
d\\
ellings
for the
surface
water.
e.
f.
g.
All of the
item;;
required by this Section shall be adequately m:rintained.
O1ly one ground sign shall be permitted.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
to
ensure
that
known
designed
any
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 7
All hotels
Hotels and Mltels - site
plan approval
nt
Gov~
subject to approval of a site plan p( ursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the M.micipal
Act). ' Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
the following rmtters have been
addressed. 'Ihe Thveloprrent Officer shall rreasure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so
that it correlates with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the c1eveloprrent ( e.g.
buildings, parking area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any
other developrrent or streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria
a. '
Ihe
are
parking
detached
area
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
d\\
ellings
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
b. All
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
construction of the developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
c.
storm and surface
water.
d
e.
f.
g.
Any outdoor lighting nust be directed away from aclj acent properties.
Setbacks shall be correlated to the scale of the hotel building, the annunt of existing vegetation that is
ellings.
capable of lessening its irrpact on acljacent single detached d\\
shall
be
limited
to
one
road
access
Signs
per public street/
point.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
Ingress and egress points ~
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
Section 8
Heavy equipllEnt depots
Heavy equiprrent depots
as a
hOnE business
Ihe ITEXinumnurrber of pieces of heavy
No nnre than 1
are
permitted in corrpliance with the following provisions.
equiprrent
shall be 3 per
depot.
depot per lot parcel.
Each depot nust be located on the
elling
of the owner/ator.
parcel as the d\\
O(
fl"
units)
cannot
be
equiprrent (
refrigeration
O(
ated.
fl"
When a trailer is not attached to a truck it is considered a separate piece of equiprrent.
Noise producing
SanE
lot
e.g.
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PART 46
LOUISBOURG HIGHWAY PARKWAY 1 ( LP1) ZONE
Section 1
IP1 Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
corrpliance
any
in the LPl Zone for
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
of the
specific
following
uses
devoted to the use.
agricultural uses - ( all)
only the following
carrpgrounds
public outdoors passive
residential- only the following
ellings
that do not have the dimemiom qf
single c1etached d\\
agricultural
uses
recreational-
two unit
service -
a
mobile home
defined by this By-law
a~
d\\
ellings
only the following
accomrrrxlations
asserrbly halls
cenEteries
educational service
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
Ihe lot
care
d\\
ellings
IP1 Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
parcel developrrent requirenEl1ts
for all
permitted uses in the LPl Zone are as follows:
MINIMUM LOT PARCEL AREA
2 ACRES
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD FRONTAGE
275 feet
Minimum
building
setback from
Louisbourg Highway
Single
detached
dwellings
and educational
service = 125
All other
Minimum
building
setback from all other lot
permitted
uses =
200 feet
50 feet
parcel
Campgrounds =
developments =
boundaries
All other
6 feet
Existing Undersized Lot Parcels in the IP1 and LP2 Zones
Section 3
Existing lot parcels that do not
co1:11Jly
with the lot
parcel frontage and/or area requirellEnts
of
this Zone may:
be used for
a
building
purpose permitted in the zone in wnch the lot parcel is located; and
rmy be erected on the lot parcel;
a
if the following conditions
are
the lot parcel existed prior to
llEt:
April 16th,
1987;
or
the lot:parcel was approved by the
Officer in accordance with the Sulxlivision
Thvelopn:Ent
for
this
unless
Bylaw
Mmicipality;
the lot:parcel
developn:Ent reqWrellEnt of the Zone in effect is specific to a use or uses and
not generally in effect for all uses pennitted in the Zone.
Section 4
Ihe
boundary
Boundary not to be adjusted
of this Zone is not to be altered It is intended to represent
a
in
section of this Part
setback
107
PART 47
LOUISBOURG HIGHWAY PARKWAY 2 ( LP2) ZONE
Section 1
LP2 Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued
with
relevant
section of the
corrpliance
any
in the lP2 Zone for
one or nnre
General Provisions Part, and any
of the
specific
following
uses
devoted to the use.
agricultural
uses - (
recreational-
all)
only the following
public outdoors passive
residential- only the following
ellings
that do not have the dimemiom qf
single c1etached d\\
two unit
a
mobile home
defined by this By-law
a~
d\\
ellings
service -
only the following
asserrbly halls
cenEteries
educational service
protective only thefollowing
coast
guard
stations
fire
judicial
police
residential
Section 2
Ihe lot
care
d\\
ellings
LP2 Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
parcel developrrent requirenEl1ts
for all
permitted uses in the lP2 Zone are as follows:
MINIMUM LOT PARCEL AREA
2 ACRES
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD FRONTAGE
400 feet
Minimum
building
setback from
Louisbourg Highway
Single
detached
dwellings
and educational
service = 125
All other
Minimum
building
setback from all other lot
permitted
uses =
200 feet
20 feet
parcel
boundaries
100 feet from
a
waterbody
Existing Undersized Lot Parcels in the IP1 and LP2 Zones
Section 3
Existing lot parcels that do not
co1:11Jly
with the lot
parcel frontage and/or area requirellEnts
of
this Zone may:
be used for
a
building
purpose permitted in the zone in wnch the lot parcel is located; and
rmy be erected on the lot parcel;
a
if the following conditions
are
the lot parcel existed prior to
llEt:
April 16th,
1987;
or
the lot:parcel was approved by the
Officer in accordance with the Sulxlivision
Thvelopn:Ent
Bylaw for this Mmicipality;unless
the lot:parcel
developn:Ent reqWrellEnt of the Zone in effect is specific to a use or uses and
not generally in effect for all uses pennitted in the Zone.
Section 4
Ihe
Boundary not to be adjusted
boundary of this Zone is not to be altered
It is intended to represent
a
in
section of this Part
setback
108
PART 49
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED ( PWS) ZONE
Section 1 ~
Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the P\vs Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
corrpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
agricultural- only the following
crop fanning
anirml grazing
existing agricultural buildings housing or irrpounding anirmls highlighted on the Land Use Bylaw Mlp
conservation and mtter utility related uses - ( all)
forestry uses - only the following
harvesting
silviculture
recreation -
only the following
buildings, structures, and uses of land ancillary to a passive recreational facility or a recreational
pursuit involving interaction with nature
residential- only the following
existing residential d~ llings
nnbile hOnES in compliClJ1Le with Section 2
ellings
in compliClJ1Le with Section 2
single c1etached d\\
service - only the following
residential
care
salvage yard
s~
d\\
ellings
and nntor vehicle
towing business
at Pill #15373996 (1614/1616 Birch Grove Road)
ject to Section 3
Section 2
Lot Parcel
Mininumlot
parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts for dwellings
size = 5
acres
Mininum public street/road frontage
=
Ihe lot
is to be constructed shall
parcel on wnch the
that existed
Section 3
on
d\\
elling
the date this Land Use
3CX)feet
only front along a public
By-law carre into effect.
street/road
Existing Salvage Yard and Mltor Vehicle Towing Business at PID
15373996
a.
No Thveloprrent Permit shall be issued for the construction of new buildings
existing buildings
or
the
expansion of
associated with this business unless and until:
the derelict nntor vehicles
are
confined to
an area
that excludes the nnst
northerly 200 ft. of the
property as rreasured on CBRM's GIS;
a plan is submitted, approved by the Nova Scotia Thpartrrent of EnvirollnEl1t & Labour, explaining
how:
o
the nntor vehicle batteries
are
o
the fluids
from the nntor vehicles and stored within
o
how the derelict nntor vehicles
are
to be chained
to be stored in a secure area;
are
to be rennved after
corrponents, including the frequency of the rennvals
over a
a secure
area; and
being stripped of the
specified period of tinE.
valuable
b. No
Thveloprrent Permit shall be issued for any new buildings, or the expansion of existing buildings
associated with this business, unless and until a Thveloprrent Permit is issued and construction
no
PART 50
MOBILE HOME PARK ( MHP) ZONE
Section 1
J\.
1HP Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the MHP Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
residential-
only the following
nnbile hOnE parks
ellings
single c1etached d\\
the
only
following
sales -
nnbile hOnE and other rmnufactured hOnE sales
service - only the
residential
Section 2
Ihere
following
care
d\\
ellings
A~
ory Uses
types of accessory uses permitted in the MHP Zone. Those uses accessory to each nnbile
hOnE and those accessory to the park ' Ihe accessory uses nomnlly associated with a single detached
are
d\\
elling
buildings
two
shall
apply for the nnbile hOnEs. Accessory uses associated with the park shall include
COmrrDn use of park residents such as:
and facilities for
launchy;
asserrbly halls;
indoor and outdoor recreational
uses;
and
convenience stores,
unless
provided the convenience store is not accessible directly from a public street/road
the zoning generally in the area permits such land uses.
112
PART 51
SALES AND SERVICES
SUBJECT
TO PART 2, POLICY 5 OF
THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING STRATEGY
Ihe site of each of the sales ancVor services listed in this Part is
highlighted on the Land Use By-law Mlp.
permitted
highlighted, at the scale existing
at the tinE this Land Use By-law carre into effect. As ell,
\\
any of the optional conversion uses listed
below each existing business is also permitted,provided the change in the use of land,buildings or
Each existing business is
at the aclclress iclentified and the site
structures:
is in corrpliance with any relevant provisions else~
in this By-law; and
does not involve or require any extension in the use of land,buildings or structures.
As \\
ell, the Zone
on
the Land Use
By-law Mlp for each of the
sites
suQject to this Part is also in effect.
Any expansion of the existing use, or a change in the use of land,buildings, or structures that involves
micipal
any such extension shall be subject to site plan approval (pursuant to Sections 231 and 232 of the M.
increase in the floor area.
GoVerIll:Ifllt Act) , unless the expansion proposed will equal less than a 10%
Such expansions rmy be onto acljacent lot parcels, provided the lot parcel on wnch the expansion occurs
is consolidated with the existing lot parcel.
Ulless iclentified
as
permitted at each site, outdoor storage shall be prohibited
Ihe
the following rmtters have been aclch-essed. 'Ihe
Thveloprrent Officer shall approve a site plan ~
shall
rreasure
the
of
Officer
Thveloprrent
degree
stringency in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates
with the scale of the developrrent and each and every feature of the developrrent ( e.g. buildings, parking
area etc.), and the proximity of the developrrent, or any specific feature of it, to any other developrrent or
streetscape intended to be protected by the criteria.
a. '
Ihe
parking
detached
area
d\\
ellings
and
utility
structures shall be screened from a
to soften their starkness
b. All
by
a
public
street/road and any
single
corrbination of vegetation and fencing.
its rennval is
existing significant vegetation shall be retained except ~
developrrent.
l\
Ib1sures,
including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of
necessary for the
construction of the
c.
storm and surface
water.
g.
equivalent to 113m of the floor area of the building shall be in corrpliance with the
the
landscaped open area That percentage rmy be reduced to as low as lllcF ~
is
satisfied
with
the
of
a
Horticultural
Technician
or
Architect.
Officer
Certified
Thveloprrent
design
For new construction and additions, the setbacks shall either nEet the setback requirenEl1t of 20 ft. or
be screened ( as c1efinedin this Bylaw) fromacljacent lot parcel boundaries to soften the starkness of
the building ~
the developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection e.g. resiclential
or a rmnaged landscaped yard, or a business developrrent that
developrrent with an attractive fa~,
uses either an attractive fa~
e.g. professional office or a rmnaged landscaped yard to pronnte their
establishnEnt e.g. bed and breakfast establishnEnt. For existing buildings proposed to be converted
because of a change in use and developrrent on the acljacent lot parcel warrants protection for the
reasons given above, only the setback is waived.
Any new buildings of a significantly larger scale ( i.e. either higher or greater floor area) than
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the irrpact on
d\\
ellings
on an acljacent lot parcel.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
h
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points
d
A mininum
definition for
e.
f.
the parking area is to be accessed from any public/street/road shall be
~
designed to ensure that any known significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
not further exacerbated.
113
lisl of exiSling
uses. addresses. and
Alexandra Street
Highway
intersection with
1.
Sydney -
from its intersection with
uses
Kings
Road to its
125
25 Xavier Drive
Nursing l10IrE
permilled oPlional conversion
15670953
Sydney PID#
business offices
funeral hOnES
nEdical clinics
recreational business establishnEnt indoors
cultural services
scientific establishnEnt
2
Medical clinic
artist
or
2JJ7 Alexandra Street
15082167
Sydney PID#
artisan establishnEnts
business offices
catering business
day care facilities
nursing hOnES
personal service businesses recreation
residential
3.
care
d\\
ellings
Radio station
artist
or
285 Alexandra Street PID#
15082100
artisan establishnEnts
arts/entertainmnts studios (other)
asserrbly halls
business offices
cultural service
day care facilities
funeral hOnES
nEdical clinics
nursing hOnES
personal service businesses
private service clubs
recreational
scientific establishnEnt
4.
Nursing l10IrE
320 Alexandra Street PID#
15653074
business offices
cultural service
funeral hOnES
nEdical clinics
recreational business establishnEnt indoors
scientific establishnEnt
5.
Police Station
artist
or
301 Alexandra Street PID#
15082092
artisan establishnEnts
arts/entertainmnts studios (other)
asserrbly halls
business offices
cultural service
day care facilities
114
catering business
day care facilities
nursing hOnES
personal service businesses
recreational business establishnEnt indoors
cultural service
residential
care
Main Street
d\\
ellings
Sydney
with Trans Canada
1.
IIDtor vehicle
Mines -
Highway
repair
from the
boundary
of the CBD Zone to its intersection
105
917 ~
Street
PID#
15165731
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
cleaning and repair
services
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle
cleaning
nntor vehicle sales
personal
2
service business
recycling depot 934 ~
all service
Street
PID#
15163678
except:
uses
food and beverage
heavy equiprrent and construction
nntor vehicle rep:rir
all sales businesses
3.
inn
968~
Street
PID#
I5631716
business office
personal
4.
service business
business office
15 Pond Road
aninnl (donEStiC)
grooming
PID#
15237761
boutique
convenience store
nm
launch-ormt
restaurant
5.
IIDtor vehicle
repair
1017 ~
Street
PID#
15579659
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle
cleaning
nntor vehicle sales
personal
reparr
6.
service business
servlces
building supply dealership
110011102 ~
Street
PID#
1516t742115505803
sales businesses
116
7.
1145 Main Street
boutique
PID#
15164957
artist/artisan establishnEnt
8. rental sales
PID#
15498736
1161 Main Street
artist/artisan establishnEnt
personal
service business
reparr servlces
sales businesses
9.
almrinmn door and mndow sales
1217 Main Street
PID # 15164882
artist/artisan establishnEnt
personal
service business
reparr servlces
sales businesses
Grand Lake Road/ Sydney Road 80 kilometer per hour corridor
1.
IIDtor vehicle
all sales
2
Driveall sales
3.
in'Theatre
or
or
914 Grand Lake Road
repair/sales
service business
developrrent
except alcohol
1016 Grand Lake Road
service business
IIDtor vehicle sales
all sales
4.
or
beverage
developrrent
beverage
service establishnEnts
PID#
15227184
1134 Grand Lake Road
all sales
developrrent except alcohol beverage
service business
service establishnEnts
PID#
15568496
except alcohol
heavy equipIIEnt depot
or
service establishnEnts
PID#
15226913
developrrent except alcohol beverage
1098 Grand Lake Road
service business
PID#
15515885
service establishnEnts
rmnufactming asserrbly
transportation, transmission and storage
5.
nEdical
PID#
15227168
1158 Grand Lake Road
supply dealership
all sales businesses
PID#
1161 Grand Lake Road
15574213
repair
alcohol
service
establishnEnts
developrrent except
beverage
6. tire sales and IIDtor vehicle
all sales
7.
or
service business
racetrack for IIDtor vehicles
all sales
or
service business
1162 Grand Lake Road
PID#
15227192
developrrent except alcohol beverage
service establishnEnts
rmnufactming asserrbly
transportation, transmission and storage
8.
all sales
pID #15050370 & 15228349) 1147 - 1157 Grand Lake Road
developrrent except alcohol beverage service establishnEnts
service (
mnehousinWcourier
or
service business
rmnufactming asserrbly
transportation, transmission and storage
9.
IIDtor vehicle fuel service
all sales
or
service business
10. IIDtor vehicle sales
1172 Grand Lake Road
developrrent
except alcohol
1180 Grand Lake Road
PID#
15227218
beverage
service establishnEnts
PID#
15227242
117
all sales
or
service business
11. bookstore
1200 Grand Lake Road
all sales business
12.
or
PID#
15560501
PID# 15227259 (no civic address)
service business
restaurant/alcohol
all sales
13.
or
service establishnEnts
developrrent
11. fann produce sales
all sales
developrrent except alcohol beverage
developrrent
beverage service establisllIrEntf'lIBl
developrrent
1224 Grand Lake Road PID# 15227275
service business
golf course
1229 Grand Lake Road
PID#
15228232
all recreation outdoor uses except racetracks for nntor vehicles
14. cable I
' V station
PID#
15227333
1318 Grand Lake Road
accomrrrxlations businesses
entertainm:nt studio
arts/
business offices
nEdical clinics
personal
service businesses
restaurants
scientific establishnEnt
15.
PID#
15227408
1372 Grand Lake Road
garden supply sales
all sales
16. IIDtel
1392 Grand Lake Road
PID#
15227424
accomrrrxlations businesses
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
nEdical clinics
personal
service businesses
restaurants
scientific establishnEnt
17. IIEtal fabricator
PID#
15227~
1615 Grand Lake Road
rmnufactming asserrbly
transportation, transmission and storage
all sales or service business developrrent except alcohol beverage
in theatre 159611624 Sydney Road
18. fonner driveall sales
or
service business
19. motor vehicle sales
all sales
Kings
or
developrrent
PID # 15688310,
except alcohol
1691 Grand Lake Road
service business
service establishnEnts
beverage
15688302,and 15688294
service establishnEnts
PID#
15579626
developrrent except alcohol beverage
service establishnEnts
Road - from its intersection with Riverside Drive to its intersection with the
Meadows Road
1.
traffiport business depot
transportation general
1652 ~
Road
PID#
l5036Ot9
service businesses
118
2
bakery/niscellaneous sales
all sales business developrrent
1670~
Road
PID#
15036072
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts!
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
nEdical clinics
restaurants
3.
coIWenience store and personal service business
anirml (donEStiC)
172411726
Road
King;;
PID#
15036114
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts!
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
launch-ormt
phamncies
restaurant
4.
coIWenience store
anirml (donEStiC)
1800 ~
Road
PID#
15036338
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts!
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
launchurmts
phamncies
restaurant
5.
1810 ~
refrigeration and food equipment sales and service
all service business developrrent except alcohol beverage service
Road
PID#
15683477
establishnEnts,
heavy equipnEnt
and construction, and nntor vehicle related
all sales business
6. IIDtor vehicle
developrrent except nntor vehicle related
repair
1918 ~
Road
PID#
15623382 and 15036619
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts!
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
cleaning and repair
services
nEdical clinics
personal
service business
nntor vehicle
7.
cleaning
IIDtor vehicle fuel service
1948
Kings Road
PID#
15337405
boutique
convenience store
farmm:rrket
garden supplies
grocery sales
launch-ormt
nntor vehicle sales and rep:rir
119
8. IIDtor vehicle
PID#
15036767
1982 Kings Road
repair
cleaning, and towing
nntor vehicle sales,
reparr servlces
artist/artisan establishnEnt
9.
coIWenience store/
video rental
anirml (donEStiC)
1992
PID#
15036783
Kings Road
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
entertainm:nt studio
arts/
boutiques
business offices
launchurmts
personal service business
phamncies
restaurant
10. IIDtor vehicle
repair
2006
PID#
15036825
Kings Road
artist/artisan establishnEnt
nntor vehicle sales
reparr
servlce
11. contractor
specialized trades
2267
PID#
15044282
Kings Road
servlce
reparr
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
12
entertainm:nt studio
heavy equipIlEnt depot 2281 Kings Road
15788920, 15788904, 15591738, 15788953 and
22fn
13. coIWenience storeJtake-out restaurant
anirml (donEStiC)
PID#
15042021, 15041973,
15788946, 15788938,
1578&912
Kings Road
PID#
15041965
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
launchurmts
personal service business
phamncies
restaurant
14. IIDtor vehicle fuel
servicelalignrrEnt shop
2307
Kings Road
PID#
15041981
boutiques
convenience store
farmm:rrket
garden supplies
grocery sales
launchurmts
nntor vehicle sales and rep:rir
15. contractor
specialized trades
2352
Kings Road
PID#
15037401 and 15646797
reparr servlce
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
120
16.landscaping b~
depot/garden supply sales
2361
Kings Road
PID#
15041908
2372
King;;Road
PID#
15843915
boutiques
convenience store
farmm:rrket
garden supplies
grocery sales
nntor vehicle sales and rep:rir
17.
courseltak{Yu
) t
Driving rangeJgolf
restaurant
all recreation outdoor uses except racetracks for nntor vehicles
aninnl (donEStiC) grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
entertainm:nt studio
arts/
boutiques
business offices
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle sales,
rep:rir and fuel
service
phamncies
restaurant
18. recreational vehiclelIDJdular hoIIE sales
2386'2400
Road
King;;
PID#
15037559,
15336191 and 15843923
boutiques
convenience store
farmm:rrket
garden supplies
grocery sales
nntor vehicle sales, fuel service, and
rep:rir
19. IIDtor vehicle fuel serviceJcoIWenience
storeJboutique
2603
Kings Road
PID#
15572191
farmm:rrket
garden supplies
grocery sales
launch-ormt
nntor vehicle sales, fuel service, and
20. IIDtel
91\tbldcms
rep:rir
PID#
15040884
Road
accomrrrxlations businesses
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
nEdical clinics
personal
service businesses
restaurants
scientific establishnEnt
Victoria Road
1.
Whitney
convenience store
aninnl (donEStiC)
Pier - outside the CBD Zone
1117 Victoria Road PID#
15161698
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
121
boutiques
business offices
launch-ormt
nEdical clinics
phamncies
restaurant
2
post office
1191 Victoria Road
aninnl (donEStiC)
PID#
15161243
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
nEdical clinics
phamncies
restaurant
3.
ship chandler
1291 Victoria Road
aninnl (donEStiC)
grooming
PID#
15160559
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
generalllTI"chandise
sales
nEdical clinics
phamncies
restaurant
4.
tak~ ut restaurant
aninnl (donEStiC)
1301 Victoria Road
PID#
15160237
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle sales,
rep:rir and fuel
service
phamncies
restaurant
5.
coIWenience
store/laundromat
aninnl (donEStiC)
1370 Victoria Road
PID#
15151889
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
nEdical clinics
phamncies
restaurant
6.IIDtor vehicle fuel service and
aninnl (donEStiC)
repair
1453 Victoria Road
PID#
15159981
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
122
business offices
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle sales,
rep:rir and fuel
service
phamncies
restaurant
7. coIWenience store
aninnl (donEStiC)
PID#
151~
1467 Victoria Road
and 15156938
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
launch-ormt
nEdical clinics
phamncies
restaurant
8.business office
1539 Victoria Road
aninnl (donEStiC)
PID#
15156102
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
launch-ormt
nEdical clinics
personal service business
phamncies
restaurant
Westmount Road - from its intersection with Dobson Street and its intersection
with Monteith Avenue
1.
marina
600 Westmonnt Road
PID#
15203672
recreational business establishnEnt indoors
cultural service
entertaimn:nt indoor active and passive
2
IIDtor vehicle
uses
647 Westmount Road
repair
PID#
15203730
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
cleaning and repair
services
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle
cleaning
nntor vehicle sales
personal
3.
service business
nEdical clinic
aninnl (donEStiC)
7(fJ Westmount Road
PID#
15203961 and 15508674
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
123
business offices
convenience store
launch-ormts
personal service business
phamncies
restaurant
4.
IIDtor vehicle
PID#
15533276
837 Westrmunt Road
repair
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
cleaning and repair
services
nEdical clinics
nntor vehicle
cleaning
nntor vehicle sales
service business
personal
Emerald Street New Waterford - from its intersection with Whitehouse Street to
its intersection with Larch Street
1.
business
7fr7,
officeslf1ooring sales
grooming
793l\1ahon
Street
PID#
15485030
aninnl (donEStiC)
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
launch-ormts
nEdical clinics
personal service business
phamncies
restaurant
retail sales
2
coIWenience store
aninnl (donEStiC)
3493 EnErald Street
PID#
15478159
grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnt
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
boutiques
business offices
launch-ormts
nEdical clinics
personal service business
phamncies
restaurant
retail sales
3.
supennarket
all sales
4.
3500 EnErald Street
service business
developrrent
PID#
15273220, 15007354 and 15272941
except alcohol
beverage
service establishnEnts
PID#
5202 Union Higlmay
15273253
repair
alcohol
service
establishnEnts
developrrent except
beverage
IIDtor vehicle fuel service and
all sales
5.
or
or
service business
PID#
5201 Union Highmty
15271323
repair
alcohol
service
establishnEnts
developrrent except
beverage
IIDtor vehicle fuel service and
all sales
or
service business
124
PART 52
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Section 1
DevelopllEnts Subject to a DevelopllEnt AgreellEnt
Ihe
following land uses are subject to a developrrent agreenEl1t pursuant to Section 225 of the Mmicipli
GovernnEnt Act in corrpliance with the pertinent policy directive referenced with the c1eveloprrent.
1.
Any sales or service c1eveloprrent along the corridors listed and clescribed in Part 51 that are not a site
subject to Part 51, or not an acljacent site to be developxl as put of an expansion of a business
developrrent at a site listed in Part 51. ' Ihe policy in the Mmicipli Planning Strategy to be
referenced is Policy 5 of Part 2.
2.
Golf courses, racetracks for anirmls
or
vehicles hauled by anirmls and large scale active recreational
resorts outside the
RCB, RRS, RCE, GDR,PWS, LPl, lP2 Zones ( i.e. zones in effect in rural
The
CBRM). '
policy in the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy to be referenced is Policy 12.b of Part 5.
3.
O1tdoor ~
shooting ranges in the RCB, RRS, RCE, GDR,PWS, LPl, lP2 Zones ( i.e. zones in
CBRM). Ihe
'
policy in the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy to be referenced is Policy 15. b
n
effect in rural
of Part 5.
4.
Fish offal reduction plants shall
only be permitted by developrrent agreenEl1t in the following zones:
CBD Zone
WNZZone
NSP Zone
SIP Zone
IURZone
ues Zone
Mining prOOucts rmnufacturing at the site of an existing extraction pit or quarry that has a valid
permit from the Province of Nova Scotia and there is incontrovertible evidence a mining products
rmnufacturing facility existed at the pit or quarry within ten years of the date this Land Use By-law
5.
carre
into effect. T
' he policy in the Mtmicipal Planning Strategy
Section 2
to be referenced is
Policy 4.b of Part 6.
DevelopllEnt AgreellEnts to Remain in Effect
Ihe
\\
entered into by this Mmicipality, or one of the
developrrent agreenEnts listed below ere
predecessor nunicipalities, prior to the adoption of this Land Use By-law and are to rennin in effect. 'Ihe
site affected also will be highlighted on the Land Use Bylaw:Map.
t::L1.:
nLR
PID#
1503ffi80
Kings Road, Sydney River
Heavy equiprrent operational yard
16<xY1698
128
G- 265
PID#
15086945
81 Brookland Street, Sydney
Recycling facility using outdoor storage
G- 712
PID#
15681588
165
Peppett Street, North Sydney
Personal service business,
nts up to a ITEXinum of
3 units
G- 738
PID#
15173842
89 King Street, Sydney Mines
Graphic design studio
G- 816
PID#
15041973
15788946
No civic ackh-ess
assigned
Construction contractor
G- B31
I
PID#
15086390
321 Townsend Street,
Sych1ey
Law office
G- 832
PID#
15425<XS9
24 Wadrmn Street, Glace Bay
Boat and fishery
equipnEnt storage building
G- B36
I
I
PID#
15408842
60 Bell Street, Glace
Fish processing
Bay
plant
G- BM
PID#
15285679
14 Carreron Estates, Mira Road
Apart:rrent building
G- 851
PID#
15022668
47
Peppett
Street, North
cial
ColTIl1'fi"
Sydney
dance studio
G- 885
PID#
15689185
1320 Keltic Dive, Balls Geek
tor vehicle
rep:rir
129
G- 888
PID#
15074<xJ6
15074958
15076631
15699135
15699143
554 Alexancrra Street, Sych1ey
Funeral hOnE
G- 890
I
I
I
I
PID#
15084155
7 Gormrty Street,
Sydney
Architect' s office
G- 891
PID#
15140718
Hankard Street,
Sydney
Paving contractor depot
G- 895
PID#
15104797
1166
George Street, Sydney
Apart:rrent buildings
G- 896
PID#
15366941
68 Mira Bay Road,Mira Gut
Canteen
G- 899
PID#
15413131
191 Brookside Street, Glace Bay
Taxi dispatch depot
laces the dischar
GNSY 17 Thvel
eenEl1t
G- UNKNOWN
PID#
15045347
Kings Road, Howie Center
Silkscreening business
2145
G- UNKNOWN
PID#
15141658
166
T inmln
15141666
and others
as
listed in the Thveloprrent
AgreenEnt
Road, Sydney
Welding shop and nntor vehicle repair etc. ' Ihere is
supplenEntary Thveloprrent AgreenEl1t
an
original Thveloprrent AgreenEnt and a
130
East
Bay
115661820
I
This is the site of
the East Bay
a
3310 East
I
Bay Highway
Restaurant, take- out, retail store
fast food restaurant and miscellaneous other business
highway
and the Eskasoni road. It
was
the
subject
of
a
developments at the corner of
zoning amendment in 1998 ( G- 745).
Edwardsville
This
the site of
was
a
zoning amendment
in 2001 ( G- 823).
Florence
115255441
This
was
I
the site of
a
I
317 Main Street
zoning amendment
to
permit the operation of a
car
car
sales
as a
dealership
home business
over
15 years ago
G- 620).
George' s River
115554256
This
was
11273 George'
the site of
dealership
as a
a
zoning amendment back
s
I
River Road
in 1994 ( G- 586) to
Car Sales
as a
home business
permit the establishment of a used
car
home business.
Glace Bay
This site
zoning amendment back in 1985 ( G- 23) in the midst of an urban residential
neighbourhood in Glace Bay to permit the establishment of a workshop and training center for the
mentally handicapped. After being in operation for several years, the original building was fire damaged
and a new building was constructed in 2007 ( A- 27957).
was
the
subject
of
a
115434012, 15541188
This
was
the site of
a
1185 Dominion Street
1997
zoning amendment ( G- 727)
was
the site of
a
zoning
I
amendment in 2001 to
Golf Course
permit the establishment of
to
117 lfh Street
115440936
This
I
permit
a
golf course.
Hotel} restaurant
the conversion of
a
former convent into
a
bed and breakfast inn ( G- 826) i.e. the Vespers By the Sea.
The
following
standards
Minimum lot
were
parcel
by
the
size = 2, 500 sq. ft. per
Minimum setbacks = all
1
established
yards
zoning amendment and
room
10 ft.
parking
space per rental bedroom
licenced
dining
landscaped open area = 50% of the yard
occupied by a landscaped open area and
Minimum
shall be
sign)
plus
1
parking
space per 200 sq. ft. of floor
area
for any
room.
A maximum of 1
sided
remain in effect.
is
ground sign
permitted.
between the inn and the
shall not be used
not more than 10 sq. ft. in
sign
as a
area ( one
public street/ road
parking area.
sided
sign)
or
20 sq. ft. (two
132
115102064
This
was
1
the site of
apparently
went
I
9 Station street
Development Agreement application
through the complete legal process, there
a
Agreement, and there is
no
evidence it
was
Motor vehicle
is
submitted to the
repair
the
in 1989 ( G- 311).
Although
application
longer any record of the Development
Registry of Deeds by the Town of Glace
no
Bay.
Grand Lake Road
115228737
This
was
1
the site of
zoning
a
the date of this amendment ( 2010)
I
Grand Lake Road
amendment in 1986 to
no
building
permit
Place of worship
the establishment of
a
church ( G- 683). As of
has yet to be constructed.
Howie Center
115794019
1
2245
1
Trans Canada
Kings Road
I
Heavy equipment depot
I
Trucking Depot
Louisbourg
Millville
115553431
This site
was
subject
to a
zoning
contracting business ( G- 492).
Highway
amendment in 1992 to
It is
adjacent
a
105
permit
a
truck
depot
for
a
construction
motor vehicle service station.
New Waterford
115477094
This site
1
was
subject
to a
3304
Landry
I
Avenue
Development Agreement application
that
was
Medical clinic
approved by
New Waterford
Town Council in 1989 ( G- 289).
115772999
1
This is the site of
a
midst of
an
This
the site of
2663
zoning amendment
industrial
Hinchey
I
Avenue
to allow for the construction
Single detached dwelling
of a single detached dwelling
in the
zone.
a Development Agreement first entered into with the Town of New Waterford in
Development Agreement was amended in 1989 to allow for an expansion of the
physiotherapy clinic ( G- 342). The Development Agreement was once again amended in 1994 to allow
for the consolidation of the original lot parcel with another lot parcel fronting on Tenth Street and an
expansion of the parking lot ( G- 619). This 1994 version of the Development Agreement uses the two lot
parcels to be consolidated as references. After a new parcel PID# ( Le. the current one) was created to
represent the consolidated subdivision, all Registry of Deeds reference to the Development Agreement
was
1988 ( G- 232). The
was
lost. As
a
consequence, the site
Building/ Development
conversion of
This
was
a
was
carrying
a
was
included in Part 53 of the CBRM Land Use By- law. In 2008
issued to allow for both the
part of it. The result
the site of
warranted
Permit
was a
zoning amendment
in this Bylaw.
expansion
of the
residential apartment within the
in 200 ( G- 788). No
a
and the
building
expanded clinic building.
specific provisions
were
imposed
that
over
133
PART 54
EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS
Section 1
Land Uses DeellEd Pemitted
Policy 14 of Part 2 in the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy, any existing developrrent that:
is not included in the Uses Permitted Section of the Zone within wnch it is located; or
Pursuant to
if it is
or
permitted, only as an optional use;
any land use not permitted throughout
all Zones
as a
General Provision (refer to the Sections of
Part 2)
is cIeerred to be
permitted use suQject to:
the provisions of any relevant section of the General
a
Provisions Part; and
any other relevant section of the Zone in effect;
provided it nEets the test of legitirmcy based on the following criteria:
the assesSnEnt category is consistent with the
it is identified
as
developrrent alleged;
such in the land use inforrmtion data base of the CBRM's GlS*; and
it is not included in the list in Section 2 of this Part
permitted
ff and when incontrovertible evidence is putforth
waived in support Cif the correct information
Existing
as
identifying developrrents
that
are
not to be cIeerred
uses.
it is used in this Part
nEanS as
was
existing use for the prnposes
verify
the land
U'le
data is incorrect, this
the structure is illustrated and the
data of the CBRM's GIS in the electronic file
into effect. If the structure
to
vacant but the
copied
use
at the tinE the Land Use
provision
may be
defined in the land
By-law
originally
use
canE
f()[
llfi"
use is
of c1eterrnining alternate
identified,the fCllllTI"use shall be cleenEd the
uses
that rmy be permitted.
Any existing developrrent cleenEd to be a permitted use subject to the criteria above rmy also be:
expanded;
changed to a similar use; or
changed to a corrparatively innocuous use.
Any expansion to the existing use, or a change in use that also includes an expansion, shall be subject to
the Site Plan Approval provisions below, unless the expansion proposed will equal less than a 10%
increase in the floor area. Any change to a similar use, or to a corrparatively innocuous use shall not be
HO\\
ever,
subject to the Site PLan Approval provisions below if no expansion is proposed.
any existing
cIeerred
not
to
be
a
use
to
the
Table
in
the
Section
developrrent
permitted
according
following
rmy only
be changed to a relatively innocuous use suQject to the Site PLan Approval provisions below. ' Ihe
ThvelopnEnt Officer shall rreasure the degree of stringency in interpreting the criteria so that it correlates
with the scale of the developrrent to be changed or the scale of an expansion In other words, the larger
the developrrent proposed to be changed, ancVor the greater the scale of the expansion, the nnre stringent
the criteria should be interpreted
As \\
ell, the Zone
on
the Land Use
By-law Mlp for each of these
sites
subject to this Part is also in effect.
Site Plan
a.
b.
c.
Approval provisions
and utility structures shall be screened from any dwellings on
Any
expanded parking
adjacent lot parcels or lot parcels directly across the public street/ road to soften their starkness by a
combination of vegetation types ( e. g. groundcover, bushes, shrubs, hedges or trees) and/ or
vegetation and fencing. If fencing is used, it must be a type of fence that would complement the
streetscape and not be a stark and imposing structure.
All existing significant vegetation shall be retained except where its removal is necessary for the
construction, or expansion of the development.
Measures, including lot parcel grading, shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and surface
new or
area
water.
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d. Any
e.
expanded buildings shall be so located on the lot parcel to lessen the impact on dwellings
adjacent lot parcel.
Signs advertising the business shall be of a scale and style and so located that they will not conflict
f.
with the streetscape.
Ingress and egress points where the
new or
on an
be
designed
parking area is to be accessed from any public/ street/ road shall
significant traffic problem identified by the Traffic Authority is
to ensure that any known
not further exacerbated.
g.
Landscaping
measures
shall be
incorporated
to blend the site
plan
into the
immediately surrounding
streetscape.
In
determining if any change in use is
similar, the Thfinitions Part of this
By-law should be referred to.
determining if any change in use is relatively innocuous in corrparison to the use to be replaced, the
following criteria should be used.
In
A change in use is not relatively innocuous if the
an
following clescribe ~
t is
proposed:
increase in the scale
increase in traffic
generated
intrOOucing outdoor storage or display or an increase in the area used as outdoor storage or display
intrOOucing noise generating equiprrent or an increase in the use of noise generating equipnEnt.
an
l\
Ib1sures
that could be taken to ITEke
a
change in use relatively innocuous in corrparison to the
f()[
llfi"
business
developrrent:
irrprovenEl1ts to the f~ de of any m:rin buildings
irrprovenEl1ts to the front yard of the lot parcel affected
a
reduction in the scale
reduction in traffic
generated
intrOOucing landscaping into the site plan or expansion of the landscaped area of the lot parcel
a
affected
eliminating outdoor storage or display, or a reduction in the area used as outdoor storage or display
intrOOucing or irrproving screening provisions to nnllify the affect of potentially obnoxious aspects
of the developrrent that previously existed
eliminating noise generating equipnEnt or a reduction in the use of noise generating equiprrent.
Section 2
Existing uses DeellEd not to be Pemitted
Policy 14 of Part 2 in the Mmicipli PLanning Strategy, the following uses are cIeerred not to
be permitted in corrpliance with this Land Use By-law:
Pursuant to
L~ ND WSE
Recycling facility using
C::1\l1C:: ~
outdoor storage
75 Pitt Street
DDRESS
Sydney
Heavy equipment depot and operational yard
283 Dominion Street
Heavy equipment depot and operational yard
245 Dominion Street Glace
ent
n;,,'
15629306
15454903
Bay
Westmount road
depot
nd meoh,
PID#
Mines
wn",
c<
m
5 Pero Street
15454511
15009343
Sydney
Mines
ehicle repair
Propane fuel storage and distribution terminal
103 Ferris Street
Metal fabrication
42 Reserve Street, Glace
15165632
15137672
Sydney
106 Gannon Road
15697303
Bay
15399918
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PART 56
HOWIE CENTER SELF STORAGE FACILITY (HCSS ZONE
Section 1
HCSS Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the Hess Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
Self storage facilities
Single detached
residential
Section 2
Maximum
care
d\\
ellings
that do
not
HCSS Lot Parcel
height
have the dimemiom
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
of any
building
parcel occupied by a dwelling
Setback from boundary shared with Kings Road
Maximum scale of any buildings
Maximum number of self storage facility buildings
Setback from any lot
Amendment in
qf a mobile home a~defined by this By-law
d\\
ellings
1
storey
40 ft.
20 feet
3, 000
sq.ft.
2
effect since December Sh, 2005
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PART 57
BALLS CREEK HEAVY
EQUIPMENT
RETAIL &
REPAIR
BHE) ZONE
Section 1
BIlE Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the BHE Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
nntor vehicle sales and rep:rir
Section 2
BIlE Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
Ihe site plan on the page of this
imm:x:
after this page shall be part of this Zone.
By-law Iiately
Ihe location, orientation and scale of the building, chiveway, and the retail display and storage areas
shall not deviate
nnre
than 10%
of the illustrated location, orientation and scale
as
calculated from
the site plan
Ihe
chiveway from its intersection with the Frenchvale Road up to and including the front yard of the
building and the sectors on either side of the building as illustrated and noted on the site plan shall be
asphalted
A mininum of 20 parking spaces, including two handicappxl parking spaces, shall be provided
Ihe natural vegetative cover of the parts of the lot parcel not occupied by parking areas as defined in
this By-law, the building, outdoor display and storage areas shall
rem:rin unless it is a landscaped
open area as defined in this By-law.
Amendment in
effect since February 21'~2006
139
Section 2
Ihe lot
FEZ Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
parcel developrrent requirenEl1ts
for all
MINIMUM PUBLIC STREET/ ROAD FRONTAGE
permitted uses in the FEZ Zone are as follows:
No minimum is established but the lot
abut and front
MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK
NIL *
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Subject
to the
along
a
public
parcel
shall
street/ road
parking requirements
in the General
Provision Part
Section 3
Outdoor
Display and Storage
O1tdoor display shall be permitted.
O1tdoor storage shall be prohibited from the FEZ Zone
By-
core area as
illustrated
on
the Land Use
law:Map.
e in the FEZ Zone except within irrpound yards
O1tdoor storage shall only be permitted else~
to
a
m:
r
in
use
and
screened
from
accessory
any pedestrian sidewalk.
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PART 60
NEW WATERFORD AMBULANCE DEPOT ( NWA) ZONE
Section 1
NWA Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the NWA Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
Arrbulance
depots
RUe Zone permitted uses
Section 2
Outdoor
O1tdoor display is
O1tdoor storage is
Section 3
Ihe
area
Display and Storage
permitted.
prohibited.
Mltor Vehicle ~
of the lot
parcel directly
uvering Area
bemeen the exterior wall of the m:
rin building and lliwne Street shall
be cIeernxl to be the nntor vehicle
subject to the General
Section 4
Ihe
rmneuvering area ' Ihe nntor vehicle rmneuvering area shall be
Provision standards for parking titled ''Parking Area Standards".
Landscaping Provisions
parcel subject to the setback provision of Section 5 below from the acljacent properties
By-law' s definition for landscaped open area. An opaque wooden fence shall
be erected along the property boundary shared with the residential property to the north ~
it parallels
the yard bemeen the building and lliwne Street.
area
of the lot
to the north shall nEet this
Section 5
Ihe arrbulance
Mlln Building
depot
Siting RequirellEnts
shall be:
no
closer than 40 ft. from the
no
closer than 15 ft. with the
boundary shared with lliwne Street; and
boundary shared with the acljacent properties
to the north (i.e. Pill #
15477904 i.e. 785 lliwne Street and 15477938 i.e. 986 Ullon Street).
Section 6
Public street/
road Access
tor vehicle access to the site shall be fromlliwne
Street
only, and suQject to the General
Provision
Section titled ''Parking Area Standards".
Section 7
At least 3
Parking RequirellEnts
parking spaces
shall be provided ' Ihese parking spaces shall not be located bemeen the
depot building and lliwne Street as illustrated on the nnp on the next
exterior wall of the arrbulance
page.
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PART 61
STREET
GEORGE
NORTH
SYDNEY
APARTMENT
BUILDING (GSN) ZONE
Section 1
GSNUses Pemitted
Thveloprrent
Permits shall
only be issued in the GSN Zone for the following use in corrpliance with any
specific section of this Part devoted to the use.
relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any
apartrrent building (s)
Section 2
GSN Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
1. ' Ihe nurrber of storeys shall be two.
2. ' Ihe ITEXinumnurrber of
3. ' Ihe
of the lot
apartrrents) shall be 21.
d\\
ellingunits (
parcel
occupied by the apartrrent building; or
used as a parking area
shall be in corrpliance with the definition for landscaped open area and designed by a Certified
area
not:
Horticultural Technician or
the parking
area
an
architect. Particular attention shall be rmde to frarre:
in vegetation that nnllifies the view of the parking lot from aclj oining lands and the
Street; and
both sides of the entrance
walkway in vegetation
or fencing, or trees, along with ground cover vegetation such as grass.
by using
structures
(
e.
fram:x:
within a fence or vegetative surround
Any utility
g. garbage receptacles) shall be l
conprised of shrubs or bushes.
Ihe direction of nntor vehicle traffic in any parking area providing parking spaces on either sicle of a
chiveway or aisle shall be one directional. To facilitate the consistent nnvenEnt of nntor vehicle
shrubs and bushes,
4.
5. '
traffic in
one
direction;
parking spaces
shall be oriented at
an
angle at least 30 degrees
less than 90 degrees from the
directional flow of nntor vehicle traffic; and
the General Provision requirenEnt to setback parking lots/area at least 6 ft. from the public
street/road rmy be partly waived.
Section 3
DevelopllEnt Pemit Pre-requisites
No Thveloprrent Permit shall be issued in the GSN Zone unless
for the construction of a new parking lot to service the
and PLeasant Street
on
a
Thveloprrent
Permit has been issued
of Colurrbus hall bemeen Prince Street
Knights
occupied by the hall, and the parking lot is under
land consolidated with the parcel
construction
146
PART 65
MEMBERTOU SHIPYARD BUSINESS ( MSB) ZONE
Section 1 ~
Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the MSB Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
corrpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
Arenas
Hotels
Section 2
a.
Storm Water Detention Basin
This Zone is in effect in the
10\\
ef
reaches of the Wentworth Geek watershed.
A storm water
collection system channeling the storm water collected from the roofs of any m:
rin building and the
area
(
refer
to
definition
of
area)
to
a
storm
water
detention
hlsin
shall be designed
parking
parking
and constructed
as a required ancillary corrponent of any constructed m:
rin use c1eveloprrent
Zone. ' Ihe purpose of the storm water detention hlsin shall be to terrporarily hold
the collected storm water until a storm ends and the water levels of Wentworth Geek at the 1st pond
permitted in this
imrnxliately
south of the
Argyle
Street
bridge
subsides to
a
level less than l/ lcF of
nornnl water table levels ancVor the water in the Geek is
a
nEter above
at such volUnES that the culvert
flowing
capable of collecting and channeling the storm water into the 2nd pond just north of
bridge without flooding above a level equivalent to l/ lcF of a nEter above nornnl water table
under the bridge is
the
levels.
b. Ihe
'
capacity of the
storm water detention hlsin should be
capable
of detaining storm water collected
froma 100 year storm
c.
Before the
Thveloprrent
water collection
Officer
can
issue
system including the
a
Thveloprrent
Permit the submitted
storm water c1etention hlsin shall be
design of the
approved by
storm
s
CBRM:'
Engineering and Public Works Thpartrrent.
d All parts of the storm water detention hlsin not intended to be
definition for landscaped open area in this By-law.
Section 3
a.
This
perrmI1ently under water
Public Street/road A~
By-law has
c1eveloprrents to be established on lot
parcels
frontage
public
parking area that is accessed via a public
uses
in
this
Zone,
within
this Zone only, shall be eligible for a
street/road
Any
permitted
Permit
if
the
and
area
access is via a Street ermnating from the
Street
Thveloprrent
frontage
parking
l\
Ier bertou
Reserve and owned and m:
rintained
Ier bertou
Reserve.
by the l\
with
a
General Provision
on
a
requiring
all business
road and
street/
a
b. No extension of any Street intersecting Alexanrn-a Street shall be used to
developrrent within the MSB Zone.
Section 4
a.
shall nEet the
All
directly
access
any business
Landscaping Provisions
exposed ground shall corrply with the definition of this By-law for landscaped open area,unless
stand of existing trees is not disturbed by the construction
150
a
PART 67
1370 VICTORIA ROAD ( 1370VR) ZONE
Section 1
1370VR Uses Pemitted
Thveloprrent Permits shall only be issued in the 1370VR Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
corrpliance with any relevant section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
devoted to the use.
residential -
only the following when there is no longer any sales or service uses
ellings
that do not have the dimemiom qf mobile home
defined by this By-law
single c1etached d\\
a
two unit
a~
d\\
ellings
sales -
only the following
antique sales
bakery sales
boutiques
convenience stores
nntor vehicle retail and rental
dealerships
pharrmcies
service - only the following
aninnl (donEStiC) grooming
artist/artisan establishnEnts
arts/
entertainm:nt studio
business offices
catering business
day care facilities
launchurmts
nEdical clinics
personal
reparr
service businesses
servlces
restaurants
Section 2
1370VRLot Parcel Develo DEnt
MiniIllJIIllot parcel
area
MiniIllJIIllot parcel
public
MiniIllJIIl setback from an
MiniIllJIIl setback from an
DEnts
NIL
street/road
frontage
ublic street/
road
other lot
or
cel bo
20 feet
10 feet
4 feet
Any part of the site subject to this Zone used as a parking area or display area, as defined in this
with a
Bylaw, bemeen a m:rin building and Victoria Road and Catherine Street shall be m:rintained
perrmnent hard surface (pavenEnt or similar rmterial) and corrply with the " Parking Area Standards"
Section of the General Provision Part of this Bylaw.
Any part of the site subject to this Zone used as a parking or display area located to the east of the
m:
rin building shall be m:
rintained
with a gravel surface or similar rmterial that prevents the raising of
dust.
Any part of the site subject to this Zone abutting the residential properties fronting along Catherine
Street shall be screened from these resiclential properties as defined in this Bylaw.
Any part of the site subject to this Zone used as a parking area or display area to the east of the m:rin
building shall be encorrpassed by a fence at least 5 ft. in height.
153
PART 68
Section 1
PRENDERGAST LANE BUSINESS ZONE ( PLB) ZONE
PLB Uses Pemitted
Permits shall
Thveloprrent
only be issued in the PLB Zone for one or nnre of the following uses in
with
relevant
section of the General Provisions Part, and any specific section of this Part
corrpliance
any
devoted to the use.
all
permitted in the RCB Zone
equiprrent and rmterials depot for service contractor specializing in
the use of high pressure washing equiprrent.
uses
business office and nntor vehicle,
Section 2
PLB Lot Parcel
DevelopllEnt RequirellEnts
all of the following requirenEnts are
Thveloprrent Permits shall only be issued in the PLB Zone ~
nEt. Non corrpliance with each and every one of these provisions is a violation of this Land Use Bylaw.
a. ~
tor vehicle access to the site shall
only be from one parking area chiveway intersecting Prendergast
Lane.
b.
Any part of the site occupied by a building, or used as a parking area, display or storage area shall be
effectively screened from the view plane of the Birch Grove Road and Prendergast Lane using only
natural vegetation,
exce{Jt where the parking area chiveway intersects the Lane. ' Ibis open view plane
at the Lane/
intersection
shall be no wider than 50 ft. unless a wider opening is required by
chiveway
the Traffic Authority.
c. ' Ihe business occupying a site in this Zone nust provide its custonEr/client service prinmily off-site.
d No retailing of goods, rmterials and equipnEnt used in the operation of the business occupying the site
shall be permitted.
e. Any activity or use of land that emits noises Wlich contravene the pertinent provisions of the CB~
Noise Bylaw shall also be considered a violation of this Bylaw.
f. Any activity or use of land that emits odours considered offensive by neighbouring property owners
Wlich either occurs frequently or regularly over a duration of tinE in excess of Yz hour shall be
considered a violation of this Bylaw.
155
PART 75
DEFINITIONS
parcel as the m:rin building
exclusively
cMelling is considered an
A
is
attached
to
a
d\\
elling
if
the
and
the
accessory building.
garage
garage
cMelling share a COmrrDn
wall, ~
ther or not they share a COmrrDn door. A garage is detached from a d\\
elling
if they are
or
if
are
connected
a
nnmuom
or
other
similar
separated,
they
only
by pedway, breezeway, carport,
indoor corridor with dinEnsions less than either the dwelling or the accessory building.
Accessory buildin2:nEanS
or use
a
subordinate
of land devoted
building or
structure on the SanE lot
to an accessory use. A garage attached to a
naturally, custorrnrily and normilly incidental to and
exclusively devoted to a m:rin use of land or buildings and located on the SanE lot parcel. An accessory
use to a place of resiclence nust be clearly seen as being supportive of:
Accessory
use nEanS
the m:
rintenance
a use
subordinate and
of the residential property; or
or recreational pursuits of the occupants that
envirollnEnt.
the types of personal
are
not obtrusive in a residential
neighbourhood
clarify the interpretation
of obtrusive for this definition, any activity or use of land that involves the
outdoor collection, accmnulation, or storage of miscellaneous equiprrent, rmterials, nntor vehicles, or
To
parts thereof shall
c1eveloprrent, unless it takes place in
adversely
neighbouring properties visually as an unusual and
land
use.
use
of
tools,
and
rmterials
to regularly service vehicles, equiprrent, and
unique
Any
equiprrent,
rmterials owned by non-resiclents of the address shall also not be considered an accessory use to
residential c1eveloprrent.
an
not be considered an accessory use to resiclential
innocuous location Wlich does not
AccolIID)()
ations
business
effect
service
nEanS a
providing overnight
or
terrporary lodging within
a
building
and rmy include hotels, nntels, inns, bed and breakfast establishnEnts, tornist cottages, and hostels, but
does not include property used to provide outdoor facilities for overnight or terrporary lodging ( i.e.
carrpgrounds, carrper trailer hookups)
Adjacent property
parcel
to be
any lot/
parcel of land sharing
other than a public street/road
nEanS
developxl
a COmrrDn
lot
parcel boundary
with the lot
or structure constructed in compliance with the latest edition
FarmBuilding 0xIe of Canada custonmily used in connection with a farm other than a
including a barn, stable, silo, shed, greenhouse, nursery, or irrpoundnEnt area such as a pen or
Amicultural buildin2:nEanS any building
of the National
d\\
elling
feed lot.
sales outlet prinmily retailing
Amicultural produce market nEanS
a
Amicultural products
nEanS
prOOuce,
P~
both anirml and plant into
a
a
fabricated
rmnufacturing
prOOuct.
agricultural produce.
establishnEnt
altering
raw
agricultural
m:
rrket
Amiculture nEanS the use of land,buildings and structures for the prOOuction of crops,
or raising ancVor
caring of livestock as an agricultural comrrrxlity or as a ch-aft:anirml serving in the agricultural ation
O(
fl"
For purposes of clarification,processing of agricultural prOOucts associated with an agricultural ation
O(
fl"
shall be considered accessory to the prinmy agricultural operation Processing of agricultural prOOucts as
a m:
rin use at a separate site from the prim:rry operation (e.g. milk processing, abattoirs) shall not. As
ell,retailing of agricultural prOOucts on the farm,that are prOOuced on the farm, shall be considered
accessory to the prinmy agricultural ation
O(
fl" Retailing of agricultural prOOucts as a m:rin use at a
of sales. This By-law divides agriculture into
separate site from the prinmy operation is a sub-category
the following categories:
crop
fanning nEanS
harvesting
an
agricultural ation
O(
fl"
of vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts,
in Wlich the prinmy function is the
or
other similar
growing and
products.
163
kennel
facility ~ e anirmls are bred or boarded as a business c1eveloprrent intended to
generate revenue by charging a fee for purchase or boarding.
livestock fanning nEanS an agricultural operation in Wlich the prinmy function is the rearing of
anirmls to produce comrrrxlities. This category is further divided into livestock stabling and
livestock grazing. livestock grazing is the use of large tracts of land for growing feed Wlich is
prinmily eaten
pre-cut by grazing, untethered livestock
mixed fanning nEanS an agricultural operation in Wlich none of the other five categories
predominates.
specialized types of agricultural production nEanS greenhouses, nurseries, or the rearing of insects to
prOOuce comrrrxlities.
stable nEanS a building designed to house, or breed large ch-aft anirmls (e.g. horses, cattle, donkeys)
either for agricultural, recreational, or business purposes and shall include riding stable businesses.
Ihe keeping ancVor caring of anirmls at a srmll scale as a hobby activity is not an agricultural land
use, regardless of the type of anirml. This By-law respects that there are other enabling provisions in
the Mmicipli GovernnEnt Act to effectively regulate the keeping of donEstic anirmls and activities
nEanS a
in relation to them
Alcohol beverare service establislnrent
service establishnEnt ~
prinmy comrrrxlities
sold to the general
tavern, pub, lounge)
liquor,
spirits (
for
either
within
the
or
in
a
area
outside
on
the
public
consrnrption
premises
designated
property operated
by the establishnEnt.
nEanS a
ancVor beer, ancVor wine, ancVor
are
Alcohol
vr0ce:ssin2:nEanS
distillery,
a
bre\\
efY,
or
building
are
winery rmnufacturing establishnEnt.
Alter nEanS any change in the structural corrponent of a building
or
the
that
e.g.
or
any increase in the VOlUnE of a
structure.
AnIJseIIEnt park
nEanS
Animal ( doIIEStic)
care
offering recreational activities, nEChanically
electrically operated rides, and ancillary activities to the general public for a fee.
and rmy inclucle
include a kermel.
care
AntiQUe retail
entertainnEnt business
facilities
nEanS a
service business associated with srmll
veterinarian' s office, anirml shelter, anirml
a
nEanS a
an
sales establishnEnt
sitting,
and
or
or
donEStiC anirml
grooming,
but does not
specializing in previously owned oQjects of personal property
a value in a recognized rmrket in excess of its original
Wlich, because of public clermnd, have attained
value.
i\
rrEnt
par(:
nEanS
a
unit within in
d\\
elling
an
apartrrent building
or
a
mixed
use
building
with
apartrnnts.
i\
rrEnt
par(: Buildin2: nEanS
d\\
elling
units, ~
ther
or
a
residential
not it was
building, other than a
originally constructed as
townhouse,
an
containing
apartrrent building
three
or
a
or nnre
building
converted for such purposes.
i\
rrEnt
par(: buildiIu!desi2Ued for senior citizens
nEanS an
apartrrent building with ancillary facilities
intended to
provide anEnities for senior citizens and rmy inclucle, but not be limited to, passive outdoor
recreational facilities, rmnicured landscaped open areas, activities room>intended for comrrunal
functions,
handicapped facilities
Building 0xIe requirenEnts.
as an
integral part
i\
rrEnts
par(: within a nixed use buildiIu!nEanS
in Wlich at least part of the building is
of the
facility rather than mininnl
one or nnre
occupied by
apartrnnt
business retail/service
d\\
elling
token adherence to
units within
a
building
developrrents.
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Arcade
entertainm:nt business establishnEnt ~
nEanS an
physical activity such
the general public for a fee.
strenuous
Architect
Arena
nEanS a
nEanS a
professional
recreational
as
video garres, ancVor
anusenEl1t devices wnch do not
ancVor snooker tables
pool
require
nncIe available to
are
architect licenced to practice in the Province of Nova Scotia
building
the
sports ( e.g. hockey) that also includes
prinmy purpose of wnch is to be used for the playing of team
ancillary off-season uses as an asserrbly hall ( e.g. conferences,
bingo etc.)
Artist/
artisan establisllIrEnt
carpentry, smithy,
customized
the studio/shop
nEanS
sheet nEtal, rmchine
glaziers,
and tailors)
provide
artists ( e.g. painting, nusic), artisans ( e.g.
~
and
craft
shop)
persons ( e.g. photographers, ceramics, pottery,
a service by conducting their work, a significant percentage of
wnch is customized, and offer it for retail. A cIecorating business that inserts errbellisllnEnts onto
rmnufactured product and offers the cIecorated prOOuct for sale is not
ArtsIentertainment studio
nEanS a
for purposes of
service
either
an
a
pre-
artist/artisan establishnEnt.
facility used by artists or broadcasters to conchJct their work
by direct broaclcast from the studio, by nEanS of a gallery
public consrnrption
display, or by rmss prOOuction (e.g. corrpact disc, books).
AssenDly hall
nEanS a
service establishnEnt ~
facilities
are
provided for public,
social,
or
religious
centers, fire halls, concert halls, and halls
purposes and shall inclucle church halls, comrrunity halls/
service
clubs.
'
The
of
an
alcohol
operated by private
operation
beverage service establishnEnt within the
premises
shall be considered
AssenDly manufacturiIu!
rmterials. : Manufacturing
an
accessory use.
nEanS
the rmnufacture of
a
m:
rrket
prOOuct by assembling processed
rmy include, but not be limited to, asserrbling of car parts to nnke
the car, asserrbling of pages of newspaper to be delivered to end user clients, asserrbling of rmterial to
nnke clothing; rmking prefab houses, fmniture, scientific equipnEnt, appliances.
Atrimn nEanS
a
asserrbly
glaze or glass roofed inner corntyard within a building or encorrpassed within a corrplex
of buildings.
Bakery sales
nEanS an
establishnEnt ~
Bay mndow
nEanS a
prqjecting bay
00ked
gaxls
from the wall
only
are
cooked and retailed.
with windows that
f()[
lll;;
an extension
interior floor splce. 01 the outside, the bay should extend to ground level, in contrast to
wnch prqjects from the exterior wall plane above ground level.
Beach recreational
water for
use nEanS a
shore
area
available to the public free
or
for
a
fee that
an
to the
oriel window,
provides
access
to
swimming
any other aquatic sports and inclucles a sunbathing area, public washroom
facilities, and a parking area. A beach recreational use rmy also include a variety of ancillary support
facilities such as a picnic area, canteen/take-out restaurant, video arcacle.
or
Bed and breakfast
no nnre
accolIID)()
ations
nEanS a
hOnE business within
than four room>
are rented and breakfast served to
Boardin2: hoIIE
nEanS
a
hOnE business within
and board to persons for extended
provides
kitchen facilities are rmde available to all tenants.
room
Boathouse
nEanS a
single detached
overnight guests only.
a
single detached
periods of tinE for
a
in the
d\\
elling ~
a
ein
d\\
elling ~
proprietor
fee and shared bathroom and
personal private recreational building (i.e. not a business
canoes, kayaks etc.
and not
a
residential
accessory building) used for the storage of boats,
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Boutiaue
retail store
nEanS a
and other srmll scale
Buildin2:
nEanS
accomrrrxlation
or
platform,vessel
or
specializing
with
item;;
a
floor
area
a
limited
variety
of
chy goods,
crafts,
clothing
less than 200 sq. nEters.
ther terrporary or perrmnent, used or built for the shelter,
any structure ~
enclosure of persons, anirmls, rmterials or equiprrent. Any awning, bin, bunker or
vehicle used for any of the said purposes shall be cIeerred
Buildin2:footorint
nEanS
the exterior outline of a building, rreasured at
Buildin2:SUPDlv dealershio nEanS
as
in the sale of
a
a
building.
gracie, on a site.
sales business that retails, construction rmterials and tools
as ~
ll
and fmniture with an extensive outdoor storage area for large volUnES of construction
equals the floor area of the building housing the business."
appliances
rmterial that at least
Business hall
nEanS a
Business office
of
a
nEanS
business service
privately operated place of business providing asserrbly hall type facilities.
persons are errployed in the rmnagenEnt, direction or conducting
behalf of clients. Although not limited to the following, a business office rmy
property ~
on
include the office of
a financial institution ( e.g. bmk, insurance agency, brokerage, loans etc.), a
professional office ( e.g. engineer, architect), governnEnt office, telecomrrunications and digital
technology, printing/publication establishnEnt, call center, and rmy include the business office of a nonprofit charitable organization,but does not include a nEdical clinic.
Businesses with
includes
Call Center
a
hi2h custoIIEr traffic volume contined with
restaurants ( including chive
take-out
a
short customer stavin2: tinE
through), video rental, convenience
organization or an outsourced, separate service facility
solely
place
telephone calls. Usually refers to a sophisticated
voice operations center that provides a full range of high-volUnE, inbound or outbound call-handling
services, including custOllTI" support, operator services, directory assistance, nnltilingual custOllTI"
support, credit services, card services, inbound and outbound telemrrketing, interactive voice response
nEanS a
that exists
business office within
stores.
to
ans\\
ef
inbound
an
outbound
or
and eb\\
based services.
Canv2round
nEanS a
recreational business establishnEnt ~
e
designated spaces/plots are provided
A carrpground provides
for tents, carrper trailers and travel trailers for overnight accomrrrxlation
sanitary and waste disposal facilities, launchy facilities.
Caroort nEanS
a
door
covering
a
structure attached to a
the vehicular entrance.
Caterin2: business
consrnrption
nEanS
a
that
d\\
elling
Any
provides
other walls rmy
service establishnEnt ~
at functions off the
premises
and
are
or
a
roof over
a
part of the chiveway without
carport.
rmy not be constructed in a
ein food and
beverages are prepared for
take-out.
premises or as
not served to custOITErS on the
CeIIEterv nEanS a c1esignated site corrprised of burial lots that rmy inclucle either hurmn or anirml
rermins and rmy include accessory uses such as the storage and retailing of caskets and other related
funeral supplies, the storage of funeral vehicles, and crerrntion facilities.
O1enical manufacturin2:.Means
:
prOOucts. Example: companies
Oothes cleanin2:business
and pick up service that is
a
land use associated with the
a,>
sociated
nEanS a
with the production
launchurmt
or
rmnufacturing of chemically based
Cifphannaceuticals and synthetic
chy-cleaning
service establishnEnt,
provided in co~ unction with a launcrrormt
or
chy-cleaning
or
resin,>
clothes
crrop off
establisllnEnt.
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Landfill for coiNroction debris
nEanS
a
site ~
uncontaminated construction rmterial
can
be
deposited.
Landscauin2: business deoot
nEanS
associated with
service business takes
landscaping
equipnEnt is regularly used at
appropriate.
Landscaoed
m:
rintained
a
depot,
flo\\
efS, or
e
outdoor storage of equipnEnt and rmterials
place. For clarification purposes, if O(
flClble
the c1efinition of
oven area nEanS space on the lot
grass, trees, shrubs,
the overall
the
property ~
heavy equipnEnt operational yard
is
parcel Wlich is generally covered by any corrbination of
vegetative ground cover, or structures used to errbellish
other
design.
offering the general public printed, pictorial, video and
audio rmterial for perusal within the premises or by borrowing permission without retail or rental fees.
library
nEanS a
cultural service establishnEnt
Lot oorcel nEanS any parcel of land clescribed in a deed Wlich created the lot parcel prior to April 16th,
S\
1987, or a devise ofland by will executed prior to January 1 2CXX),or as shown in a registered plan of
subdivision
Corner lot
parcel nEanS
a
lot parcel situated at the intersection of and abutting
on
two or nnre
public
street/roads.
lbrough Lot parcel nEanS a lot parcel bounded on two opposite sides by public streets/roads.
Lot parcel Area nEanS the total horizontal area within the lot parcel boundary.
Lot parcel Boundary nEanS the border line of the lot parcel.
Lot parcel public street/road frontage nEanS the length of the lot parcel boundary Wlich is also the
public street/road boundary, except lot parcels bounding an outside curve of a public street/road,in
Wlich case the lot parcel public street/road frontage nEanS the horizontal distance bemeen the two lot
parcel boundaries intersecting the public street/road boundary, such distance being rreasured
perpendicularly to the line joining the middle of the public street/road boundary with either the
middle of the lot parcel boundary opposite the public street/
road boundary or the apex of the triangle
formx:l by the lot parcel boundary intersecting the public street/
road boundary rreasured at a distance
no greater than 50 feet from the public street/
road boundary. When determining corrpliance with the
mininumlot parcel public street/road frontage requirenEnts for lot parcels Wlich abut along nnre
than one public street/road,the lot parcel boundary shared with the public street/road with the greatest
length shall be used.
Lot oorcel ureoaration stor32e shed
nEanS a
building prinmily used to store rmterials, equiprrent, and
use as a building lot for the construction of a m:
rin
tools used in the preparation of a lot parcel for eventual
building.
Main BuildiIu!nEanS the
building in Wlich is carried on the principli
purpose for Wlich the lot
parcel is
used.
Manufacturin2:nEanS the process of rmking
rmterial into
finished
a
prOOuct;
in
large quantities.
engaged in the nEChanical or chemical transforrmtion of rmterials or
substances into new products and in asserrbling corrponent parts of rmnufactured prOOucts into new
prOOucts. Manufacturing shall inclucle asserrbling, fabricating, finishing, packaging or processing
operations.
a raw
It includes establishnEnts
Marina
boats and ships are
containing dockingfLaunching facilities ~
stored, serviced, repaired, or kept for sale or rent including any accessory business. Accessory uses rmy
include retailing of m:
rrine accessories, boutiques, restaurants, alcohol beverage service establishnEnts,
asserrbly halls and waste water prnrping facilities.
nEanS a
service establisllnEnt
172
the nntor vehicle Wlich
responsible for it to operate, the repair of the external body of the nntor
vehicle, and the repair of the glass affixed to the body.
tor vehicle fuel service nEanS an establishnEnt ~
the prinmy purpose is the sale of fuel for
nntor vehicles. ~
tor vehicle repair and general cleaning (e.g. car wash,upholstery cleaning) as
ell as the retailing of convenience retail itellE and restaurants rmy be considered accessory uses to
the fuel service establishnEnt. As long as the area occupied by the nntor vehicle sales and display
does not exceed the floor area of the building + the prnrp island parking area and their approaches
from the public street/road,it shall be considered an accessory use to nntor vehicle fuel service.
tor vehicle cleaning service nEanS an establishnEnt ~
the prinmy purpose is the cleaning of
are
nntor vehicles.
tor vehicle
towing service nEanS
prinmy purpose of Wlich is to tow and
irrpound
they have nnlfunctioned or have been
ordered from a public street/road by the Traffic Authority. An irrpound yard sealed from access by
the general public for such vehicles to be held terrporarily for insurance purposes or until the owner
an
establishnEnt the
nntor vehicles that have been abmdoned because
pays
l\
tbvie
a
traffic violation shall be considered
theatre
nEanS an
used after the word "this"
ever
l\
1usemn
cultural service
study and exhibition of historical
NursiIU!l10IrE
nEanS a
accessory use.
entertainm:nt establishnEnt c1evoted to
Municipalitv ~
nEanS a
an
nEanS
the
facility, establishnEnt
or
showing nntion pictures.
Cape Breton Regional Mmicipality.
corrplex, or use
of land for the
artifacts, structures and buildings open to the
health care service establishnEnt ~
persons with
preservation,
general public.
the prinmy service is
ancVor nEI1tal illnesses,
continuing care to
physically or nEI1tally
chronically debilitating physical
challenged, ~
they are lodged and provided with full tinE nursing services and occasional nEdical
services ( as opposed to full tinE nEdical services in a hospital) in a dormitory style of floor plan (without
door locks) with care giver stations and kitchen / cafeteria or restaurant service. Where the nursing
service, food service and social services provided to the tenants of the prinmy service facility are also
available to those living in apartrrents within a corrplex setting, such apartrnnt buildings are considered
an ancillary part of the service, but not the prinmy part.
Oriel window nEanS
Parkin2: area
a
window bay that prqjects from the
nEanS an area on a
rarrps and nntor vehicle
Parkin2:lot
nEanS a
lot
rmneuvering
vehicular
or
building beginning above the ground level.
parcel ( s) containing parking
spaces
including chiveways,
aisles,
areas.
parking
area or
parking
structure Wlich is a
principli
or
m:
rin service
use
of a lot parcel.
Parkin2: space
access
nEanS
an area
of not less than 180 sq.ft. rreasuring 9 feet by 20 feet exclusive of
parking or storage of nntor vehicles, and Wlich has adequate
aisles, for the terrporary
to permit ingress and egress of
chiveways
or
chiveways,
aisles
or
a
nntor vehicle to and from a
public
street/road
by
nEanS
of
rmneuvering areas.
Passive recreational facilitv
recreational site devoted to
nurturing a sensory experience to
conterrplative
pensive
organized
sporting facilities or fields.
of
recreational
facilities
include
nature
reserves
Exarrples passive
garden parks,
stinnlate
Pedmtv nEanS
an
ground level (i.e.
Peffitock
nEanS
and
a
behaviour with
enclosed pedestrian corridor
underground),
nEanS an
enclosed
at
no
active
linking two or nnre buildings.
or above ground
A pedway
can
be below
ground level,
pipe that delivers
water
bet\M3en
hydraulic
turbines and
a
reservoir.
174
Personal service business
nEanS
an
establisllnEnt ~
e
persons
are
errployed
to achrinister to the
individual and
personal health, grooming and warchube requests of persons and shall include hair
grooming establishnEnts, private teaching/tutoring, apparel repair, tailoring, clenturists, tanning salons,
aronntherapy, reiki, reflexology, rmssage therapy and spas.
Pbannacv nEanS
sales business ~
a
nEdical devices, apparatus,
or
e
equipnEnt
Pbannacv and coIWenience sales
only nEdicines
are
nEanS a
worship
corrpounded or dispensed and miscellaneous
business that inclucles
offering a wide variety of prinmily grocery goods
Hace of worship
are
retailed.
a
pharrmcy and a retail
business outlet
in limited quantities.
comrrunity service building or corrplex of buildings dedicated to religious
chapels, terrples, synagogues, nnsques, convents, retreats and
A rectory on the SanE lot parcel, or a caretaker' s d\\
elling
within the building shall be
nEanS a
and shall include churches,
nnnasteries.
considered accessory uses.
a \\
ell
Hav2lUund nEanS
prinmily
defined enclosed outdoor recreational space
Havin2:field
landscaped recreational site c1esigned
baseball field, soccer field,running track, or a football field
Hwa
corrprised
of equiprrent
designed
for play by children younger than teenage.
nEanS a
nEanS a
carefully landscaped recreational
Police station
nEanS
the RCMP.
as \\ell
detachnEnt of the
the
headquarters
as
police.
of the
area
Cape
for
playing
outdoor team sports such
cledicated for publicly accessible
Breton
Regional Mmicipliity
as a
pedestrian use.
Police
Thpartrrent
or
any business office, personnel, nntor vehicle and equipnEnt cIepot: of a
A place of incarceration shall be considered an accessory use to a police
station
Primarv industries either cultivate ancVor exploit the natural resources of the Province of Nova Scotia
and shall include the
Printin2: and
agricultural, forestry, fishery, and mining industries.
establisllIrEnt
ne\lSl>
3per
nEanS
a
business
involved in
stereotyping, electro-typing, printing, typesetting, or photocopying
prOOuce a prOOuct ( e.g. new>
paper, rmgazine) for distribution
as a
blueprinting, engraving,
general public or to
service to the
Private Road nEanS any street/road not vested in the Province of Nova Scotia or the
vehicular and pedestrian
Regional Mmicipliity providing
across another lot parcel ( or lot parcels)
Private service club
or
access
either
Cape Breton
by expressly granted right-of-way
by irrplied grant.
nEeting place of a non-profit association of persons for the pronntion of
any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, religious, charitable, artistic, literary, educational, social,
professional, recreational or sporting oQjective and often inclucles ancillary uses such as an asserrbly hall
and alcohol beverage service establishnEnt.
Protective
nEanS a
nEanS
service
the
provided by police,
fire
clepartrrents,
the
military, judicial,
coast
guard, and
correctional institutions.
Public street/road
nunicipli public street or road and any provincial public street or road, or
by the Federal GoVernnEl1t or by a Federal Gown OJrporation as of
27',
in
2CX)
2
.
amendment
(
since December Sh, 2(05)
effect
April
a
nEanS
any
street or road owned or rmintained
Public street/road boundarv
nEanS
the
boundary
of the
public
road shared with
street/
acljacent
properties.
175
purpose of Wllch is to accept used
rmterials, equiprrent, rmchinery and parts thereof to be either sold on-site or shipped else~
to be
processed into new prOOucts. ' Ihere are three broad types of recycling facilities:
Recvclin2: facilitv
nEanS
a
service establishnEnt, the
prinmy
recycling facility collection depot nEanS an establishnEnt Wllch only collects used goods, rmterials,
prOOucts, etc. and ships them to another facility for processing into other prOOucts ( e.g. Enviro depots,
bottle exchange).
used rmterials, equipnEl1t,
recycling facility and parts separation nEanS an establishnEnt ~
nnchinery, nntor vehicles etc. are accepted and parts are separated on-site to be either sold on-site or
shipped to another establishnEnt for processing.
recycling facility using outdoor storage nEanS a recycling facility incorporating any corrbination of
the two above types Wllch uses an irrpound yard to store the used rmterials, equipnEnt, nnchinery.
Rental sales
nEanS a
business ~
A rental sales business
can
e
goods,
range from
a
rmterials
or
equiprrent is
available for rent to the
consllIref.
video rental store, party rental outlet to the rental of industrial
equipnEnt and nnchinery.
Repair service
nEanS
property associated with the m:rintenance,
comrrrxlities,
cleaning of goods,
repair of clothing,
and
rmchinery
equipnEnt without the
care,
equiprrent,
appliances, fmniture, srmll engines, or parts of vehicles,
ther within a building or outdoor) of the vehicle the part is
storage (~
je\\
elry,
Residential
nEanS
Residential
care
the use of a building
dwelfuu!nEanS
with a ITEXinumfloor
d\\
elling
physical
a
or
part of a building
building that corrplies
area
of 3,CXX)sq. ft. ~
ancVor nEntal illnesses ancVor physically or
full tinE nursing services
hospital).
as a
or
a
associated with
d\\
elling
or
d\\
ellings.
with the definition of a
single c1etached
prinmily persons with chronically debilitating
nEI1tally challenged, are lodged and provided with
e
and occasional nEdical services ( as
Residential resort complex nEanS
a
repair
rmterials other than nntor vehicles and shall inclucle the
prinmily resiclential
opposed to full tinE nEdical
subdivision serviced
services in a
by:
network of private roads; and
central
Mmicipli piped sanitary se\\ef system;
Wllch includes ancillary recreational and business developrrents prinmily serving the residents of the
d\\
ellings
within the corrplex but Wllch could also be open to the general public accessed by a private
road(s) constructed to public street/road specifications.
a
prepared and sold to the general
public
consrnrption
beverages rmy be an accessory
use but at no tinE during the day or night rmy the serving of alcohol beverages be the m:
rin use.
Restaurant
nEanS a
for
Ri2ht-of-\
and pedestrian
service business ~
e
food and
either within the premises
nEanS an
l3veaoo;ement
access
to another
interest in one
parcel
or as
beverages
are
take-out. Alcohol
or nnre
parcels of land intended to provide vehicular
granted
right-of- way easenEnt
of land from a street. An expressly
is written in the deed of the grantee.
Room and board nEanS
Sales
nEanS a
providing at least a bechnomand one or nnre nEals per day.
land use associated with the retailing of tangible
wares as llTI"
chandize
to COnsllIrefS.
Sawmill
nEanS a mill Wllch uses saws to convert harvested logs into lurrber and does not include a
sophisticated rmnufacturing prOOuct Wllch alters the chemical corrponents of the raw tinDer into another
prOOuct ( e.g. pulp and paper mill) or adds corrponents to the milled and planed waxl.
177
Sidin2:nEanS the rmterial
on
the exterior of the
\\
building to nnke it eatherproof.
light or natural object including the ground itself, or any part thereof, or
painted or represented thereon, Wlich is used to identify, advertise, or
prOOuct, place, activity, person, institution, organization, firm, group,
comrrrxlity, profession, enterprise, industry or business, or Wlich shall display or include any letter,
work, nudel, nurrber, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device or representation used as an announcenEl1t,
direction, or advertisenEnt, and Wlich is intended to be seen from off the premises or from a parking lot.
Ihe word " sign" shall include signs Wlich are affixed to the inside of windows and glass doors and are
intended to be seen fromroadways or parking lots.
Si2l1
nEanS a
structure, c1evice,
any device attached thereto, or
attract attention to any oQject,
illuminated Sign nEanS
sign that provides artificial light directly, or through any transparent or
source of light connected with such sign, or a sign illuminated by a light
focused,upon or chiefly directed at the surface of the sign.
Proiecting Wall Sign nEanS a sign Wlich prqjects from and is supported by an exterior wall of a
building.
Sign Area nEanS the area of the srmllest triangle, rectangle or circle or semicircle Wlich can Wlolly
enclose the surface area of the sign. All visible faces of a nnlti-faced sign shall be counted separately
and then totaled in calculating sign area ' Three dinEnsional signs shall be treated as dual-faced signs,
such that the total area shall be twice the area of the srmllest triangle, rectangle or circle or semicircle
Wlich can totally cirCllIIEcribe the sign in the plane of its largest dinEnsion
a
translucent rmterial, from a
Sincle Detached DwelliIU!nEanS
one
household,but excludes
a
a
corrpletely
mobile home,
or a
detached
unit used, or intended to be used, by
d\\
elling
travel trailer.
building, or part of a building, or an outdoor designated area( s) designed for the
playing of particular sports along with ancillary services such as changing rOOnE, leisure area,concession
area!bar. Exarrples of sport facilities include tennis courts, chiving ranges, swimming pools, and
Sport facility nEanS
a
gyrrIlliSlllIIE.
Stone fabrication
comrrrxlity (
nEanS
a
stone is fornEd into a saleable
rmnufacturing establishnEnt ~
nEthods
such
as
using
cutting, sanding, polishing, dyeing, engraving
nnnUnEnt works)
e.g.
etc.
Stonure nEanS the placenEl1t of goods, rmterials, equipnEnt, autonnbiles,
specific
Storey
location with no intent of display for retailing, rental,
the space of a d\\
elling
than 90%
of the space
bet\\
een
nEanS
nnre
bet\\
een
a
floor and
the floor and the
or
or
any type of nnchinery in
a
Wlolesaling purpose.
ceiling or bemeen the floor and the roof
ceiling or roof is considered habitable (i.e. at
a
least 6.9 feet in height).
a storey that has sufficient splce
least 50%
of the habitable space of the 1st storey.
IhStorey nEanS
Structure
nEanS
bet\\
een
the floor and the
ceiling or roof to equal
at
anything that is erected, built, or constructed of parts joined together or any such
supported by the soil or by any other structure.
erection fixed to
or
Tomist cotl:a2e
nEanS a
building, or part of a building within a tourist cottage corrplex to accomrrrxlate
guests designed and built as an independent and separate housekeeping establisllnEnt with
separate culinary and sanitary facilities.
one or nnre
Tomist cotl:a2e complex nEanS
a
service accomrrrxlations establishnEnt
corrprised of two or nnre
tourist cottages.
Tomist infonnation center
the
geography, attractions,
nEanS a
service that
and services
provides
useful
knowledge to travelers
or
tourists about
provided in the area.
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Townhouse
nEanS a
each of Wlich has
an
Tract of land nEanS
Traffic Authoritv
residential
Wlich is divided
building
entrance to one or nnre
a
collection of contiguous
into three
or nnre
units,
d\\
elling
parcels under the SanE ownership.
Engineering & Public Works for the CBRM ~ e responsibility
to m:
rintain
the public street/road is the Regional Mmicipliity' s and the Nova Scotia Thpntrrent of
the responsibility to m:
rintain
the public street/road is the
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal ~
nEanS
the
vertically
yards.
of
Thpt.
Province of Nova Scotia.
TraIl">
OillnEanS
a
srmll ornanEI1tal window above
a
door.
an establishnEnt ~
the m:
rin use involves transporting. It includes:
transportation personal service businesses such as taxi and shuttle vans;
transportation general service businesses such as buses, nnving corrpanies, transport and delivery;
transportation terminals.
TraI9lOrtation nEanS
TraI9lOrtation 2eneral service ~
a
fleet of buses Wlich seat
trucks
or vans
nEanS an
nnre
than 8 persons
for hire to transport
and rmy include bus terminals/depots,
establisllnEnt Wlich provides either:
including the chiver;
or
goods
nnvers,
TraI9lOrtation oersonal service business
delivery corrpanies,
nEanS an
and transit
establishnEnt Wlich provides
vehicles for hire to
prinmily transport persons and includes taxi and shuttle
to persons is considered an accessory use to such a transportation use. 'Ihe
such businesses can be in a separate location
TraI9lOrtation tenrinal
nEanS a
facility ~
one
are
storage and distribution facilities,
divided into three categories:
roacVair ( i.e.
car or van
type nntor
vans. '
Ihe
depot
and business office of
delivery
of
goods
nude of transport is
to truck) and shall include all
terminals
depots.
changed for another ( e.g. ship
servicing and repairing facilities. Such
airport)
roacVraillrmrine (i.e.
ferry terminus)
roacVrail ( i.e. train station)
roacVroad (i.e. national
or
international
delivery for regional
distribution)
TraI9lOrtation tenrinal ( roadImarine) for recreational. Usherv and IlDtor vehicles
transportation
terminal
for recreational boaters,
exclusively
nntor vehicles Wlich are offered a ~
ancVor
or a
storage facilities, extensive parking lot and the other
business
nEanS
and the
a
in
fisherpersons,
travelling public
ferry service but it is not an operation with bulk
ancillary land uses associated with a large scale
transportation terminal.
Travel Trailer
nEanS a
vehicular
portable structure designed for short term occupancy to be used
capable of being crrawn by a nntor vehicle or self-propelled.
for
travel, recreation and vacation and is
TrockIheavv eamDIIEnt oorkiIU!snare
nEanS an area
of 12 ft.
or
36 ft. exclusive of
of not less than 432 sq. ft. rreasuring a mininum
parking or storage of heavy trucks
aisles, for the terrporary
by
chiveway
equiprrent, and Wlich has adequate access to permit ingress and egress of heavy trucks
equipnEnt to and from a public street/road by nEanS of a chiveway, aisles, or rmneuvering areas.
and
Turret
a
nEanS an
protrusion
ornanEI1tal architectural
protrusion reserrbling
a
to\\
ef
with
a
dollEd roof. Turrets
and
are
of both walle s) and the roof.
utility disDosal facility nEanS any above ground building,
structures or use of land associated with the
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disposal ( e.g. incinerator, landfill, household hazardous waste)
of a substance collected by
utility 2eneration facilitv nEanS any above ground building, structures
rmnufactming
of a utility service (e.g. coal fired electricity
po\\
ef
or use
generating
utility treatment facility nEanS any above ground building, structures
a
utility.
of land associated with the
station).
or use
of land associated with the
ancVor renEdiation (e.g. sewage treatrrent, corrposting, oil saturated soil) of contaminated
substances by chmping and storing the substance to be reclainEd either passively or aggressively through
treatnEnt
artificial
nEanS
for eventual
utility scale moo turbine
capacity
deposit back into the natural envirollnEl1t.
nEanS a
device for converting wind
of at least 750 kilowatts connected to Nova Scotia
Po\\
ef
utility traINrission facilitv nEanS any above ground buildings,
the transmission
or
collection of
a
public
closely regulated private enterprise such
comrrunication,public transit, pipelines.
Veranda
nEanS a
po\\
ef to prOOuce electricity with a
Inc.' s grid system
structures or use of land associated with
service
as
provided by one of three levels of governnEnt or a
electricity, gas, water, sewage disposal, solid waste disposal,
roofed cleek (rifer to deck difinition) that is also used
as an
entrance to and an exit from a
building.
Wall
nEanS a
partition supported by the building' s foundation that is intended to enclose the building' s
interior and support the building' s roof. A building' s interior nEanS the inside of a building enclosed by
walls and a roof wnch is essentially only open to the outdoors by nEanS of openings that, by design, can
be closed and sealed
easily e.g. doors
Warehouse
a
nEanS
distribution of goods,
Water extraction
natural
building
or
and windows.
part of
wares, llTI"
chandise
nEanS a
a
building
used
prinmily
associated with a sales business
for the storage and Wlolesale
developrrent.
business wnch collects, transports and retails pure water collected from
a
source.
Water bodv nEanS any lake, river, stream, ocean or other body of water illustrated on the Land Use
When a setback is irrposed from any water body, it shall be from the
Bylaw:Map at a scale of 1 : 60,cXXl
shoreline
high water mnk
or
Wholesale
nEanS
the
selling
of
goods,
retailers to be sold again to the ullirmte
Wdow's
~
Yard nEanS
yard
lot parcel.
bet\\
een
nEanS a
an
a
wares, llTI"
chandise,
consllIref or
substances, articles
or
things prinmily
to
to industries, institutions, or businesses.
srmll, railed observation platform atop
a
house.
bet\\
een a building and a lot parcel boundary. Any
open,uncovered space on a lot parcel
m:
rin building and the public street/
road boundary shall extend across the full width of the
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LEVEL 1 AND 2 PUBLIC STREETS/ ROADS
SCHEDULE " A"
1, Part 7 in the
Mmicipli PLanning Strategy states that the public street/road system in the CBRM
shall be divided into a hierarchy. Cllarts on pages 7.4 and 7.5 list the criteria to be used to develop this
hierarchy. 'Ihe charts divide the public streets/roads into six levels. Levels 1 and 2 are the highest levels
in the public street/road hierarchy. 'Ihere are provisions in this By-law that reference Level 1 and 2
public streets/ roads. For prnposes of interpreting these provisions the table below lists the Level 1 and 2
public streets/ roads by IlallE.
Policy
STREETNAMEofI.EVELlPUBUCSTREETS/ ROADS
Blo\\
efS
Street North Sydney bemeen
Chrrlotte Street
Sydney
cial
CblTIl1'fi"
Street North Sydney
cial
CblTIl1'fi"
Street Gace
Ibrchester Street
East Bay
cial
CblTIl1'fi"
Street and Pleasant Street
bemeen Ibrchester Street and Townsend Street
bet\\
een
Peppett
Street and
Blo\\
efS
Street
bemeen:Main Street and Brookside Street
Bay
Sydney bemeen the Esplanade and George Street
Highway from the Eskasoni Road to the CBRMboundary with Richnnnd Cbunty
Ihe
Esplanade Sydney fromIbrchester Street to Byng Avenue
George Street Sydney from Ibrchester Street to Highway 125
Grand Lake Road from Reeves Street
Kings
Sydney to the Sydney
Road at the
bOlmdary of Reserve Mines
Street North Sydney from Station Street to Highway 125
Kings Road from the Esplanade Sydney to the East Bay Highway
Main Street Sydney Mines from Cbnvent Street to the Trans Canada Highway
PLeasant Street North
Sydney from the Trans
Canada Highway to
Blo\\
efs
Street
PLllIl1IITI"Avenue New Waterford from Heelan Street to
Prince Street
King Street
Sydney from the Esplanade to Victoria Road
QIeen Street North Sydney fromPeppett Street to Regent Street
Bay from Ullon Street to the Sydney Road
Reserve Street Gace
SPAR fromHighway 125 to the pier
Sydney Road Reserve Mines from Reserve Street to Grand Ulke Road
Esplanade to George Street
Townsend Street from the
Trans Canada Highway from the boundary with Victoria Cbunty to the M
: arine Atlantic terminal
Highway
125 from the Trans Canada Highway to Grand Ulke Road
cial Street to Reserve Street
Bay from CblTIl1'fi"
from
Road
to Reeves Street
Welton Street Sydney
Victoria
Ullon Street Gace
STREETNAMEofI.EVEL2PUBUCSTREETS/ ROADS
Alexanrn-a Street from Highway 125 to
Argyle
Street fromAlexancrra Street to
Bras DO-Aorence Road
Brookside Street Gace
cial
CblTIl1'fi"
Kings Road
George Street
from:Main Street Rorence to Park Road
Bay from South Street to Dominion Street
Street Dominion from Mitchell Avenue to Royal Avenue
Cbxheath Road from Keltic Dive to ~
untain Road
Dinaut Dive fromPurves Street to l\
IennrialDive
Dominion Street Gace Bay from Brookside Street to MacLeods
:
Road
Elsworth Avenue New Waterford from Heelan Street to St. Agnes Avenne
Errerald Street New WaterforcVScotchtown from Heelan Street to
King Street
Eskasoni Road fromEast Bay Highway to Eskasoni
Gardiner Road from Seaside Dive to Grand Ulke Road
Grand Narrows
Highway from Leitches Geek Road to CBRM boundary
Heelan Street New Waterford from Elsworth Avenue
to:
Errerald
Street
Keltic Dive fromKings Road to Seaview Dive
King Street North Sydney from
cial
CblTIl1'fi"
Street to Station Street
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King Street New Waterford fromPLllIl1IITI"Avenue
to:
ErreraLd
Street
Road Dominion fromRo al Avenue to Main Street Glace Ba
Leitches Geek Road fromHighway 125 to the Grand Narrows
Highway
lingan Road from SPAR in Sydney to the Ullon Highway
from:Main Street Louisbourg to Highway 125
Louisbourg Highway
Main Street Glace Ba
from Cbmrrercial Street to.
Main Street Louisbour
from the Louisbour
Hi
Road Dominion
to Riverdale
wa
Street
Main Street Rorence from the Bras DO-Aorence Road to Pond Road
North
l\
IennrialDive
Sydney from PLeasant
Street to Eveleigh Dive
Sydney Mines
Mitchell Avenue Dominion from Cbmrrercial Street to Seaside Dive
New Waterford Hi
wa
from Victoria Road S me
to ElsWJrth Avenue New Waterford
Park Road Rorence from the Bras DO-Rorence Road to the Trans Canada Highway
Pond Road
Sydney Mines
from:Main Street
Sydney Mines to m:rin Street Rorence
colliery site
Street North Sydney fromPorrest Street to Shore Road Sydney Mines
Prince Mine Road from the Trans Canada Highway to the
Purves
QIeen Street North S
me
fromRe ent Street to MIs
ave
Lane
Riverdale Dive Westnnunt from Keltic Dive to the Westnnunt Road
Royal Avenue Dominion from Cbmrrercial
Seaside Dive from Mitchell
Seaview Dive fromMIs
Shore Road
me
Kings Road
Avenue Dominion to the Ullon Highway
ave
Lane to Hi
Street to
wa
125
Mines fromFraser Avenue to Purves Street North
Sydport Access Road fromHighway 125 to the RudclerhamRoad
: rrerald Street
Ullon Highway from Seaside Dive to E
Victoria Road Sydney from Welton Street to the New Waterford Highway
Wilson Road Reserve Mines from the
me
Westnnunt Road fromRiverdale Dive to the
Westnnunt Road from the
Mnphy
Road to l\
Il cLeods
h
Road
Road
Road to the RuclclerhamRoad
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